The 12-year-old who paid for someone else's crime.

The 12-Year-Old Who Paid for Another's Crime

A five-year-old girl disappears in a quiet neighborhood in Ohio, and her body is found the next day. The only person who would pay for that death was a twelve-year-old boy who should never have been convicted.

In this episode, we analyze the case of Devin Dunnever, a five-year-old girl who disappeared in New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1998. We explore the police investigation that led to the conviction of a twelve-year-old boy, despite the lack of evidence and unpursued leads. How could a judicial error destroy the life of an innocent?

Case: Devin Dunnever
Location: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Date: June 1998
Victim: Five-year-old girl
Convicted: Twelve-year-old boy

- Devin's body was found in the woods behind her own building.
- The cause of death was multiple penetrating wounds to the neck.
- The search for Devin mobilized over four hundred people.
- Anthony, twelve years old, was interrogated by the police without the presence of an adult in the first session.
- The police did not follow leads about a beige car or an unknown man in the woods.

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