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Amanda Knox Hosts | DOUBT: The Case of Lucy Letby

The Story Of Lucia De Berk

5/5/202638 min

Before Lucy Letby, another nurse was convicted under eerily similar circumstances: Lucia de Berk. Convicted on statistical evidence that later unraveled, her case reveals how flawed numbers can shape and shatter a conviction. In this bonus episode, Professor Richard Gill explains how the numbers went wrong, and what it took to overturn a life sentence.

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Clips

How Suspicion Was Engineered
From 342 Million To 1-in-50
Acquittal In The Courtroom
Prison’s Lasting Damage
The Locomotive Logic
Why Nurses Get Blamed
Expert Reversals On Poisoning
Statistics Isn’t A Side Quest
Diary Misread As Murder

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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