Their DNA wasn’t at the scene of the crime - Convictions Gone Bad with Will Mellor

The Central Park Five were wrongfully imprisoned despite DNA evidence showing they weren’t at the scene. Rather than release them, police claimed a sixth person must have been involved. Will Mellor fronts this gripping true crime series, delving into five of the most shocking miscarriages of justice in legal history. Will unpacks how the system got it so disastrously wrong and reveals the crucial new evidence that finally set the wrongfully convicted, free. We hear from the falsely accused in their own words, providing an insight into what it’s like to be arrested, tried and convicted of the most horrendous of crimes; and the subsequent battle to clear their name.