Length8h 47m
About this audiobook
Framed by Lies uncovers the harrowing real-life nightmares of innocent individuals trapped in a flawed justice system. Author Miguel A. Baughman, an investigative journalist with over two decades exposing criminal injustices, delves into seven shocking cases spanning four decades—from mistaken eyewitness identifications and coerced confessions to prosecutorial misconduct and junk forensic science that sent the wrong people to prison for years, even decades.
Drawing from court transcripts, DNA evidence, and exclusive interviews with exonerees, families, and legal experts, Baughman reveals the systemic failures driving over 3,400 documented exonerations since 1989, where the innocent collectively lost more than 30,000 years behind bars. Meet Jorge de los Santos, freed after three years on faulty lineup testimony; Kerry Kotler, whose life was upended by a victim's sincere but wrong memory; and Ron Williamson, who endured eleven years on death row amid fabricated evidence and perjured informants. These true stories expose how racial bias, official corruption, and cognitive errors create "perfect storms" of injustice, leaving real criminals free to strike again.
But Framed by Lies isn't just a catalog of horrors—it's a call to action. Baughman spotlights reform successes, like double-blind lineups reducing misidentifications by 42% and mandatory interrogation recordings preventing false admissions. With a foreword by innocence pioneer Jim McCloskey and insights from the National Registry of Exonerations, this book equips readers to demand change: support innocence organizations, vote for accountable prosecutors, and engage in jury duty with eyes wide open.
Discover why conservative estimates suggest 20,000–100,000 innocents remain imprisoned today—and how we can end this epidemic. A must-read for anyone who believes in truth over expedience, Framed by Lies will leave you outraged, inspired, and ready to fight for a fairer system.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, True Crime
Length8 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 12, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Foreword
2Authors' Note
3Introduction: The Magnitude of Injustice
4Chapter 1: How Innocent People Get Convicted
5Chapter 2: The Machinery of Justice
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6Chapter 3: The Science of Getting It Wrong
7Chapter 4: The Wrong Face - Eyewitness Misidentification
8Chapter 5: Breaking Point
9Chapter 6: Science Betrayed - Forensic Misconduct
10Chapter 7: Justice for Sale - Prosecutorial Misconduct
11Chapter 8: Abandoned By the System
12Chapter 9: Truth and Lies - Perjury And False Testimony
13Chapter 10: The Perfect Storm - Multiple Factor Case
14Chapter 11: The Long Road Home
15Chapter 12: Building a Better System
16Epilogue: The Work Continues
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