In 1977, when James Morgan mutilated a Stuart grandmother at 16, a state doctor said insanity didn't drive him to kill. The truth was more disturbing.

Now at age 57, James is seeking freedom from his life prison term in a new legal twist in his case that’s already gone through four murder trials and four death sentences.

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Murderers who killed as kids – sometimes decades ago – are getting a shot at freedom from their life prison terms thanks to recent court rulings. As judges resentence hundreds of offenders in Florida and more across the country, victims’ families are reliving the crimes and dealing with the devastating fallout as many of these killers receive reduced terms and in some cases, go free.

In this podcast, you'll meet the murderers, hear from victims' families, relive the crimes and learn if these killers walk free.

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