FRAMED Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

There's a presumed sense of fairness in our justice system. But Michael Beck's harrowing performances of 10 true stories of devastating injustices reveal the error of that presumption. A neighbor is falsely accused of murdering a woman on the same day that his wife has major surgery. Four Navy sailors are pushed into falsely confessing to a vicious crime in Norfolk. A man goes to prison for a heinous crime another man admits to committing. In each of these accounts, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey--who lend their voices to research-backed intros--interrogate the negligence, corruption, and narrow-mindedness that lead to wrongful convictions. Beck's narration treats each story, and its victim, with sincerity and care. It's a much-needed investigation of investigations gone horribly wrong. A.A.H. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]