S2 Episode 13: Justice Lost, Justice Gained – Bound by the Cloak
Anthony Broadwater was convicted of the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the author known for works such as Lucky and The Lovely Bones. Years later, with the help of film producer Timothy Mucciante, Anthony was exonerated of the crime due to discrepancies and inaccuracies in the author’s story and memoir. All of this has had a profound effect on Anthony’s life. We sat down with Timothy Mucciante to learn more about how he uncovered the truth surrounding the events of the memoir and how he aided in the pursuit of justice for Anthony.
Show Notes:
Articles:
NY agrees to pay $5.5M to man wrongfully convicted in author Alice Sebold’s rape by Priscilla DeGregory (2023)
‘Brutalized By Our Flawed Legal System’: New York State to Pay $5.5M to Black Man Wrongfully Convicted of 1981 Rape That Made the Alleged Victim a Best-Selling Author by Nicole Duncan-Smith (2023)
The Man in the Lineup: Part III by Howard Blum (2022)
Why Didn’t We Notice the Man Convicted of Alice Sebold’s Rape Was Innocent? by Marlena Williams (2022)
On the Innocence of Anthony Broadwater (and Guilt of Alice Sebold) by Steven Wright (2021)
Producer Adapting Rape Memoir Realizes Story Doesn’t Make Sense, Helps Clear Man’s Name by Wren Graves (2021)
Secret behind Anthony Broadwater’s ‘Lucky’ exoneration revealed in planned film, ‘Unlucky’ by Douglas Dowty (2021)
Why Didn’t More of Us Question Alice Sebold’s Memoir? by Johanna Berkman (2021)
Books:
Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened by Jessica S. Henry (2020)
Witness for the Defense: The Accused, the Eyewitness and the Expert Who Puts Memory on Trial by Dr. Elizabeth Loftus and Katherine Ketcham (1992)
Bound by the Cloak 