48 Hours

Star Witness

August 20, 2026·39 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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Two wrongful conviction cases are explored: Gloria Killian, imprisoned for 16 years based on the testimony of a career criminal who later admitted to lying, and Clarence Elkins, convicted largely due to the mistaken eyewitness account of his six-year-old niece—both with no physical eviden

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Gloria KillianClarence ElkinsGary MasseyJoyce RideBill GenegoLauren EskenaziElizabeth KellyMartin YantDr. Elizabeth LoftusLana WyantMike CarrollPeter Van SantSusan Spencer

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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