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FRONTLINE; What Jennifer Saw
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- Series
- FRONTLINE
- Program
- What Jennifer Saw
- Program Number
1508
- Series Description
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world. Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as PBS's flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience.
- Program Description
Identified by the victim, Ronald Cotton spent eleven years in prison for rape. But in 1995, DNA evidence proved that Cotton could not have been the attacker. With unprecedented access to the central figures in the investigation, confidential police reports and legal files, FRONTLINE delves into the Cotton case, examining the reliability of eyewitness identification and the implications of DNA evidence for the American justice system. In an exclusive interview, Jennifer Thompson tells the story of her brutal rape and how, twelve years later, she must confront the consequences of her mistaken identification.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Citation
- Chicago: “FRONTLINE; What Jennifer Saw,” GBH Archives, accessed April 25, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B94FAD0B201444449889A782D352A7B3.
- MLA: “FRONTLINE; What Jennifer Saw.” GBH Archives. Web. April 25, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B94FAD0B201444449889A782D352A7B3>.
- APA: FRONTLINE; What Jennifer Saw. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B94FAD0B201444449889A782D352A7B3