Conviction
Conviction
Gimlet
Max B is a Harlem rapper on the brink of stardom. One night he gets wind of a bag full of cash that’s sitting in an empty hotel room, and he starts scheming. It would be an easy score – in and out, no one gets hurt. But it doesn’t go down like that. It all ends in chaos, kidnapping and a dead body. This is the story of a rapper who risked it all for a bag full of money, a robbery where everything went wrong, a messy trial, and a sentence that makes you question who the justice system works for... and who it works against. Conviction is a podcast anthology series about crime and justice. Each story examines a new case and asks: Who does the justice system work for, and who does it work against?
Episode 2: Bring the Money
Max cooked up an easy score — in and out, no one gets hurt. But it doesn’t go down that way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 28, 2023
38 min
Episode 1: Who’s 40 Grand Not Tempting To?
Max B is a famous rapper in Harlem. Until one night changes his life. Note: An earlier version of this episode misstated where Charly Wingate and Gina Conway first met. This version has been corrected to reflect that Gina was living in North Carolina and met Charly in South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 21, 2023
40 min
Introducing Crime Show
Conviction introduces Crime Show, a new podcast from Gimlet that features stories of crimes, told by the people who lived them. In this episode, a social worker doesn’t hear from a client that she had placed at a boarding house. When she investigates, she discovers that her client isn’t the only one who is missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 18, 2021
38 min
Preview: How To Outrun A Panic
The final episode of Conviction: American Panic comes out next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 31, 2020
1 min
Preview: Believe The Children (Season 2)
Listen to this preview of Conviction: American Panic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 3, 2020
2 min
Episode 1: Meet the Quinneys (Season 2)
In 1989, nine-year-old John Quinney accused his father Melvin of being a satanic cult leader and abusing him in satanic rituals. His father vehemently denied the charges. It was a case that tore their family apart. But what none of them knew was that they were just one of dozens of families going through the same nightmare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 25, 2020
25 min
Introducing Conviction Season 2: American Panic
When John Quinney was ten years old, he took the stand to testify against his own father. He had come to believe that his dad Melvin was the murderous leader of a satanic cult. It would be decades before John would learn that his family was just one of many swept up in a panic that gripped America in the 1980s—one in which hundreds of people were accused of taking part in underground satanic cults that sacrificed infants and sexually abused children. By the time the panic had subsided, scores of people were in prison, convicted on little to no evidence—people like John's father. Conviction: American Panic takes you inside one of the darkest and most bizarre chapters of American history. Conviction: American Panic premieres February 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 28, 2020
1 min
No Angels | S1 Ep7
Pedro’s trial date finally arrives, and Manny sets out on another quest. Will he finally push the envelope too far?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 4, 2019
40 min
Right Past the Sun | S1 Ep6
Manny takes some big risks that could get Pedro’s case dismissed—or could get Pedro into even deeper trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 4, 2019
34 min
The Wrong Guy | S1 Ep5
Manny’s quest to free Pedro isn’t just about justice. It’s payback.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 4, 2019
41 min
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