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A Thin Blue Crime

Henry Ball

The epic saga of two men; one fighting for over thirty-three years to prove his innocence, and the other refusing to quit until the truth came out...

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  • S1 · E4
    September 24 · 48 min

    Episode 4: The Son

    On the night Emogene Thompson was murdered, her son Michael was one of the last people known to have seen her alive. Episode 4 takes a closer look at the questions surrounding that night: conflicting timelines, a car that may not have been where Michael Thompson said it was, an unexplained late-night phone call, a missing purse, and witnesses whose accounts would not surface until after Michael Chapel was convicted. What was known that night? What was overlooked? And what would emerge years later? Nearly thirty years after Emogene’s murder, one of the people at the center of that night told a very different story.

  • S1 · E3
    September 15 · 52 min

    Episode 3: Tax Day 1993

    In this episode, we slow down the night of April 15, 1993, minute by minute. When did Chapel leave the fire station? Where did he go next? And did he actually have enough time to commit the murder the state said he did? Using trial testimony, original police interrogation audio, witness interviews, and case records, Episode 3 examines the timeline at the heart of Michael Chapel’s conviction and the accounts that call it into question. When the minutes matter, what does the timeline really tell us?

  • September 11 · 10 min

    BREAKING NEWS BONUS: Chapel’s Attorneys File for Georgia Supreme Court Review

    Michael Chapel’s attorneys have filed an Application for a Certificate of Probable Cause with the Georgia Supreme Court, seeking review of the ruling denying his habeas petition. In this breaking-news update, we examine the new filing, hear from experts involved in the case, and explain what could happen next.

  • S1 · E2
    September 8 · 40 min

    Episode 2: The State vs. Michael Harold Chapel

    This is the State’s version of what happened. In Episode 2, you’ll hear the prosecution’s case against Michael Chapel the way jurors heard it: through trial audio, witness testimony, courtroom evidence and the prosecution’s own words. The evidence jurors were asked to believe: the roadcheck sightings, Emogene Thompson’s missing money, the raincoat, the patrol car seat and the blood evidence prosecutors said Chapel could not explain away. For years, even some people who knew Mike believed the case against him was simply too strong to overcome... But was it?

  • S1 · E1
    September 1 · 40 min

    Episode 1: A View To Kill

    On a stormy April night in 1993, Gwinnett County police officer Michael Chapel went from decorated Marine, husband, and father to accused murderer. His conviction would send him to prison for life. Decades later, a new investigation uncovers witnesses, evidence, and contradictions buried in a case everyone else had left behind. Learn more: MichaelChapel.com Join the discussion: Michael Chapel Is Innocent on Facebook

  • July 14 · 3 min

    Official Trailer

    For thirty-three years, the world has known a certain narrative. A rogue cop. A betrayal of trust. A bloody raincoat. The victim's DNA in the patrol car. A killer cop. An innocent grandmother. Life in prison. Case closed. But what if I told you the only part of that story that was true was that an innocent grandmother was killed in cold blood by a Gwinnett County police officer? Just not the one they put in prison for it. For thirty-three years, you've heard the story. Now, hear the evidence. Storied Press has the receipts.

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