First, I want to applaud everyone who brought this story to light. I have not had a story affect me as deeply as this one. I work in the legal field, my husband is a former prosecutor and a former Asst. Attorney General, now a criminal defense attorney. We listened to this entire, riveting, podcast on a road trip and at the end neither of us could believe how badly the justice system failed Michelle and Leo, and all of the families of the victims of Jeremy Scott. The objective of prosecutors should not be to “get their man” but to ensure, beyond reasonable doubt that they have the “right man.” The lengths to which the prosecution went to manipulate the evidence (or lack thereof) to fit their narrative is beyond arrogance, it is criminal. Their egregious conduct, and even the conduct of the appellate court bears scrutiny. Biden can exonerate Leo, and he should, because the government of Florida will not step up.
The story was well produced. Great job Gilbert. I read another comment about Kelsey’s voice. I must admit that I was getting a bit annoyed at her lack of strong presence and kept waiting for her to come forward a bit more, but I had to keep reminding myself that she was new and young and was learning as she progressed. This was an emotional and difficult story for the listener, so I can’t imagine the emotions they both must have gone through as the story unfolded.
Their work and commitment to Leo may just bring Leo home. Bravo!!
