In 1987, a young black man named Ben Spencer was convicted of a brutal murder in Texas.
But there was no physical evidence linking him to the crime and he had an alibi, but that didn't matter.
It's hard to overcome a dead white.
Guy who's killed by two black men.
Follow Ben's 30 year fight for justice.
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Driving around Washington, D.C.
i see commercial planes all the time taking off from Dulles, coming into Reagan.
They're kind of a marvel of engineering in the form of a gigantic aluminum bird.
But that's not how Remy Barnwell feels about it.
A longtime friend of the show, Raimi is not a fan of flying.
I always had a stuffed animal with me in childhood when I would fly.
I still have it.
It's a beanie Baby named Bridget.
And one time in the Atlanta airport, I left her on the plane train and my family missed our flight because I had to have Bridget to get on the plane.
This fear stayed with her into adulthood.
At 25, she flew to her best friend's wedding and that was the first time as an adult she flew sober and she was overcome with anxiety.
I thought that I was going to throw up the entire time.
Like in the airport.