This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Reginald McFadden, a black man who was imprisoned for a murder he committed at the age of 16, then released after 24 years only to commit a series of other murders in the span of 3 months.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Berger, Joseph. (03/29/1995). Suspect in Murders Traces Troubled Past. The New York Times. Retrieved 09/02/2023 from https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/29/nyregion/suspect-in-murders-traces-troubled-past.html
Berger, Joseph. (04/04/1995). Accused Serial Killer And 92 Days of Freedom. The New York Times. Retrieved 09/02/2023 from https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/04/nyregion/accused-serial-killer-and-92-days-of-freedom.html
Stout, David. (03/13/1995). Body Is Found After 6 Months, and Paroled Murderer Is Suspect. The New York Times. Retrieved 09/04/2023 from https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/13/nyregion/body-is-found-after-6-months-and-paroled-murderer-is-suspect.html
Justia. (03/25/2020). People v. McFadden. Retrieved 09/04/2023 from https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/appellate-division-second-department/2020/2018-09709.html
Austin, Regina. (2022). The Saga of Reginald McFadden—”Pennsylvania’s Willie Horton” and the Commutation of Life Sentences in the Commonwealth Part I. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Retrieved 09/04/2023 from https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=jclc_online
Austin, Regina. (2022). The Saga of Reginald McFadden—”Pennsylvania’s Willie Horton” and the Commutation of Life Sentences in the Commonwealth Part II. Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Retrieved 09/04/2023 from https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024&context=jclc_online
Smith, Benjamin H. (04/05/2020). Who Is Reginald McFadden, And How Did His Killing Spree Affect The Pennsylvania Legal System?. Oxygen. Retrieved 09/04/2023 from https://www.oxygen.com/kim-kardashian-west-the-justice-project/crime-news/reginald-mcfadden-murders-pennsylvania-law
Justia. (1977). Commonwealth v. McFadden. Retrieved 09/05/2023 from https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/supreme-court/1977/470-pa-604-0.html
Peterson, Helen. (03/29/1995). A Killer’s Icy Outlook. Daily News. Retrieved 09/05/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/475931863
Blakemore, Erin. (11/02/2018). How the Willie Horton Ad Played on Racism and Fear. History. Retrieved 09/05/2023 from https://www.history.com/news/george-bush-willie-horton-racist-ad
Frederick, Henry. (04/10/1995). Path to Suspect Paved With Shattered Lives. Rockland Journal-News. Retrieved 09/05/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/166168976/
History
Diemer, Andrew. (n.d.). Free Black Communities. The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved 09/05/2023 from https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/free-black-communities/
Sotomayor, Kristal. (04/09/2021). PHILADELPHIA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FIGHTS OVER CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. PBS. Retrieved 09/04/2023 from https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/philadelphia-has-a-long-history-of-fights-over-criminal-justice-reform/
Podcasts
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