The BEST episodes of The Innocence Files
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
A nine-episode series that spotlights the teams that worked to overturn eight cases of wrongful convictions.
#1 - The Evidence: The Duty to Correct
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2020
In a crusade to discredit bogus forensics and raise awareness, the Innocence Project enlists allies including former convicts betrayed by the system.
#2 - The Evidence: The Truth Will Defend Me
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2020
Despite exonerating DNA evidence, Innocence Project lawyers face a racially charged battle in Mississippi to free two men imprisoned for decades.
#3 - The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2020
A suspect in a Houston cop's murder has a solid alibi — until his girlfriend suddenly changes her story. Years later she reveals an explosive secret.
#4 - The Witness: The Trials of Franky Carrillo
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/15/2020
Stunning twists revive Franky's hopes for exoneration when his new legal team untangles the flawed eyewitness testimonies that sealed his fate.
#5 - The Evidence: Indeed and Without Doubt
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2020
Dubious bite mark evidence — and the controversial dentist presenting it — cement convictions in the murders of two Mississippi toddlers in the 1990s.
#6 - The Prosecution: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2020
Shortly after a Philadelphia murder, nearby Chester Hollman is arrested. To guarantee his conviction, police and prosecution cross indefensible lines.
#7 - The Witness: Making Memory
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2020
In 1984, a teen is convicted when multiple rape victims identify him with "100% certainty." Decades into his imprisonment a harrowing truth surfaces.
#8 - The Witness: The Murder of Donald Sarpy
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2020
A drive-by shooting homicide in 1991 stokes an LA gang war. Teen Franky Carrillo is arrested, beginning a nightmare driven by defiant officials.
#9 - The Prosecution: The Million Dollar Man
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/15/2020
A problematic police sketch incriminates a rape suspect in 1994, while a trove of DNA evidence goes untested. Then a determined new lawyer steps in.