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Eighteen Alibi Witnesses Weren't Enough: Scott Minton and the Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction

11:31 by The Narrator
Scott Mintonwrongful convictionfalse confessionexonerationTennessee Innocence Projectalibi witnessesintellectual disabilitycoercive interrogationReid Techniqueeyewitness misidentificationcriminal justice reform

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In January 2025, Scott Minton was exonerated in Tennessee after serving 31 years for a crime he didn't commit. Despite 18 alibi witnesses and timestamped receipts placing him in a different county, Minton—who lives with an intellectual disability—was convicted after coercive interrogation produced a false confession. This case reveals how the justice system can fail its most vulnerable.

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