Esto, Florida, 2007 - Amanda Lewis is convicted for the drowning of her 7-year-old daughter, Adrianna Hutto, after her younger son tells the sheriff's office a series of incriminating stories.
A fired coroner, Sheriff misquoted in the media, step-father inserts himself into the investigation...
Can a 6 year old be a reliable witness?
In this limited series, we explore the entire case and extract fiction from the facts.
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt.
A Fire Eyes Media LLC (https://fireeyesmedia.com/) network podcast
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan. Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music. Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter.
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Bonus content - Dr Kamala London's expert opinion.
Dr Kamala London gives her expert opinion on the interviews and testimony of AJ Hutto. Dr London is the Department of Psychology, Professor & Department Chair at the University of Toledo. She has a Postdoctoral Fellowship at John Hopkins University and is the authority on memory and suggestibility in children and adolescents especially during court testimony.
I have broken this episode into 4 chapters:
First, the interview by the sheriffs and influences beforehand.
Secondly, the direct impact on AJ and why the interviewers appear to have had little understanding of the potential burden being put on a six-year-old.
Thirdly, the lack of open questions and why the trial testimony was meaningless.
Lastly, what best practice should look like when interviewing a small child. Including “Narrative Practice” and “Hypothesis Testing” rather than a “Hypothesis Confirming” approach.
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
31 Dec 2024
Bonus Content - Grandma Brenda’s Recollections Part 2
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Bonus Content - Grandma Brenda’s Recollections Part 2.
In this second part of the episode we speak futher with Amanda's mother, Brenda Burns.
If you have not listened to the full series, I suggest you do because there are heaps of spoilers in this conversation. Brenda and Paw Chuck took AJ to see the Sheriff – I explore this and many other topics relating to her daughters conviction. With the help from Alabama Investigator Kim Hunter.
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
31 Dec 2024
Bonus Content - Grandma Brenda’s Recollections Part 1
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Bonus Content - Grandma Brenda’s Recollections Part 1.
In this episode we speak with Amanda's mother, Brenda Burns. She reflects on the tragedy and offers some new information that may surprise.
If you have not listened to the full series, I suggest you do because there are heaps of spoilers in this conversation. Brenda and Paw Chuck took AJ to see the Sheriff – I explore this and many other topics relating to her daughters conviction. With the help of Alabama Investigator Kimberly Hunter.
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
31 Dec 2024
Bonus Content - Public Defender Walter Smith's Recollections
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Bonus Content: Interview with Public Defender Walter Smith.
The folks at Georgetown University's - Making An Exoneree Program caught up with Amanda Lewis's Public Defender, Walter Smith. Obviously, the trial was many years ago, but this is the one case he will remember for the rest of his life.
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
30 Dec 2024
Ep 6 - Life Without Parole
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Episode 6 - "Life Without Parole".
Amanda Lewis goes to trial, scheduled for 4 days. A six-person jury is selected but not without controversy from the onset. AJ is deemed a reliable witness and takes the stand against his mother. A game changing confession threatens to ruin the prosecution’s case. Circumstantial evidence starts to stack up against Amanda and further controversy tarnishes the proceedings.
In less than two hours the jury returns...
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
29 Dec 2024
Ep 5 - Dr Funny Bones
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Episode 5 - "Dr Funny Bones".
N Leigh Hunt and Alabama Investigator Kimberley Hunter have a chat about the turbulent career of Medical Examiner, Dr Charles Siebert. Previously fired by the Medical Commission and removed from duty by the governor for poor work; he was asked to do the autopsy on Adrianna Hutto?
This episode examines Dr Siebert, the entire Medical Examiner’s Office and the qualifications of his Director of Investigations, Lesa Ruckman.
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's Making An Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
28 Dec 2024
Ep 4 - The Lucky Seven
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Episode 4 - “The Lucky Seven"
The Sheriff's office needs to corroborate AJ's many stories. They get a search warrant and begin searching for clues to confirm his account. Army men, tree cutters and cartoons become important facts in establishing if the lone witness should be believed. At the same time investigators are tearing Amanda's home apart, Sheriff Lee is telling the local press a different version of events and the coroner is being removed from duty (again). Why does Holmes County want to get Amanda so badly?
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's making and Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
27 Dec 2024
Ep 3 - Back at the Double Wide
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Episode 3 - “Back at the Double Wide"
Little 7-year-old Adrianna has been pronounced dead and AJ is up past his bed time speaking to Child Protection Services. The podcast chats with Amanda's Aunt Susan and Amanda gets taken down to the Sheriff's office to answer more questions - particularly about the death of her first child. The investigators ask Amanda to take a polygraph and make arrangements to visit the scene again. What did the Sheriff just tell the local press?
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's making and Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
26 Dec 2024
Ep 2 - Do You Know The Difference Between a Truth and a Lie?
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Episode 2 - “Do you know the difference between the truth and a lie”
As Adrianna is life flighted to the hospital and the Grandparents take her little brother (AJ) to the Sheriff’s office. He has a remarkable story to tell. In fact, he has multiple stories to tell about what really happened that day. This episode reviews the Holmes County authorities' interview of a 6 year old without the mother’s agreement, without child protection services and the second half of the interview is without a blood relative. Can a 6 year old really be a reliable witness?
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's making and Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
25 Dec 2024
Ep 1 - Everything's Purple
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Epsiode 1 - "Everything's Purple"
Amanda and Alan live in his double-wide trailer in Northern Florida. He is a butcher and she works overnights at a care home. He's got two teenagers who visit off and on and she has a 7 (Adrianna) and 6 (AJ) year old who share a room. Alan goes to work early and leaves Amanda's kids under the supervision of his son, Alan Jr. When Amanda arrives from work she finds her two watching TV alone and Alan Jr fast asleep in his bedroom. But this is where the stories differ...
Later that afternoon, Adrianna is found floating in the pool. What really happened to Adrianna Hutto?
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Additional info graciously provided by Georgetown University's making and Exoneree Program and Investigator Kimberly Hunter
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
4 Jul 2024
Introducing: IN ESTO by N Leigh Hunt
IN ESTO - What really happened to Adrianna Hutto? Esto Florida, 2007 - Amanda Lewis is convicted for drowning of her 7 year old daughter after her younger son tells the sheriff's office a series of incriminating stories. A fired coroner, Sheriff misquoted in the papers, step-grand father inserts himself into the investigation... Can a 6 year old be a reliable witness?
In this limited series, we explore the entire case and extract fiction from the facts.
Written and Produced by N Leigh Hunt
Theme music by Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan
Acoustic score by Dylan Lotter Music
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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