Jeffrey Toobin Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism 

We will explore this newly published book by Jeffrey Toobin. He has written 8 books, this one being his 9th. Toobin was a legal analyst for CNN for twenty years and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book puts the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in historical context. It was the worst attack of domestic terrorism in U.S. History, taking place in April of 1995.

Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism 

We will explore this newly published book by Jeffrey Toobin. He has written 8 books, this one being his 9th. Toobin was a legal analyst for CNN for twenty years and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book puts the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in historical context. It was the worst attack of domestic terrorism in U.S. History, taking place in April of 1995.

Marking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of Florida: Looking  Ahead

Seth will discuss the future of his nonprofit organization, its recent cases of exoneration and the goals for the future.

Wrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of Justice

Stephanie Spurgeon was operating a day care in her home.

One of the children in her care died and Stephanie was convicted of manslaughter in 2008. Her sentence was 15 years. Thanks to the Innocence Project of Florida, she was released from prison, having served 8 years. The child’s death was caused by a brain hemorrhage linked to a pre-existing condition of diabetes—not Shaken Baby Syndrome. 

: Wrongly Accused of the Death of A Child: Another Miscarriage of Justice

Show Description: Stephanie Spurgeon was operating a day care in her home.

One of the children in her care died and Stephanie was convicted of manslaughter in 2008. Her sentence was 15 years. Thanks to the Innocence Project of Florida, she was released from prison, having served 8 years. The child’s death was caused by a brain hemorrhage linked to a pre-existing condition of diabetes—not Shaken Baby Syndrome. 

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: Marking 20 Years: The Innocence Project of  Florida

Seth Miller has been part of The Innocence Project of Florida for 17 years becoming Executive Director in 2007. Looking back, he will tell us about the project’s early years, highlight its accomplishments and talk about some of the first cases IPF took on

Seth has been Executive Director of Innocence Project of Florida since 2006. He was President of the worldwide Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence organizations in the US and abroad from 2014~2020. He graduated from Florida State University School of Law and teaches there as an adjunct professor. Under his leadership, 21 people have been released from prison. We will be discussing various cases from the last 2 years, the challenges posed by the pandemic, current issues surrounding wrongful convictions and what is ahead for I.P.F. in the future.

Homegrown:Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism