Murder With My Husband

309. The Innocent Man Who Spent 28 Years in Prison - The Murder of Markus Boyd

February 23, 2026·51 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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TLDR This episode of Murder With My Husband tells the tragic, dual-victim story of Marcus Boyd, a young father murdered in 1994, and Lamar Johnson, an innocent man wrongfully convicted of the crime and sentenced to life in prison. The case exposes systemic failures in policing, prosecutorial m

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Marcus BoydLamar JohnsonJames Gregory ElkingPhilip CampbellWilliam MockKimberly GardnerErica BarrowLeslie WilliamsonJames B.A. Howard

Companies

Innocence ProjectMidwest Innocence Project

Topics

Criminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismRacial JusticeTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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