In February 1994, Cyrus Wilson was convicted for the 1992 murder of Christopher Luckett. Wilson maintained his innocence at the time and has ever since. Cyrus Wilson is scheduled for a parole hearing on April 17th at 8:00 a.m. at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

Guests on this episode: Casey Wilson and daughter KassidyRahim Buford - Unheard Voices OutreachDawn Deaner - Choosing Justice Initiative

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/free-cyrus-wilson

Two excellent articles by Steven Hale:(April 2019) - https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/cover-story/article/21062386/the-trials-of-cyrus-wilson(Oct. 2017) - https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/cover-story/article/20980285/how-the-murder-case-against-cyrus-wilson-has-fallen-apart

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Interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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