Thicker Than Water

In the late 1970s a serial killer stalked the streets of one of the safest counties in all of Michigan, at least four children were kidnapped and murdered. To this day the families of Oakland County are still searching for justice. Is the killer already behind bars or is he still lurking the streets... If you have any leads or tips revolving this case please call 833-784-9425 to reach investigators directly or you can go to silentwitness.org and submit an anonymous tip online. Sources: https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/53805NCJRS.pdf https://thetruecrimefiles.com/oakland-county-child-killer/ https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/The_Babysitter_Killer https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/02/01/the-oakland-county-child-killer-case-background/ https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1139&context=td https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/09/06/police-still-investigating-car-parts-that-could-be-tied-to-oakland-county-child-killer-case/ https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/05/19/dna-links-new-suspect-to-1970s-oakland-county-child-killings/ https://filmdaily.co/news/oakland-county-child-killer/ https://www.thoughtco.com/the-unsolved-case-of-the-oakland-county-child-killer-4129777

This week on Thicker Than Water, our episode focuses on a wrongly convicted man that was placed on death row. We follow his journey, what led to this wrongful conviction and how he was able to get his conviction overturned 20 years later. To help the cause of exoneration through DNA Testing Follow the links below https://innocencenetwork.org/members/ https://innocenceproject.org Sources: https://innocenceproject.org/cases/earl-washington/ https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3721 https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/20th-anniversary-of-earl-washingtons-freedom-nears-as-abolition-of-va-death-penalty-is-considered/article_6fc28f53-22f6-5f05-9cf4-667f783ebf46.html http://justicedenied.org/earl.htm https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2137&context=hlr