In the early evening on New Year’s Eve, in 1973, a 34 year old man was found bleeding to death on a downtown street in Stockton, California. In his dying moments, he named the men behind his murder: Calvin Jones and Rosalio Estrada. 50 years later, Rosalio’s son, Alex Estrada sets off to find out if his father was actually involved in the murder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing The Estate

We wrap up Season 2 with a tour through Phil’s office and a roundtable discussion on the justice system with members of the Holloway Law Group. Thanks for listening.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus: The Round Table

In the Season finale of Sworn, Phil looks back on the people we’ve met and asks them the same question. What does Justice look like to you?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is Justice?

Phil and his team enlist the expertise of two doctors studying the effects of lethal injection on inmates to dig into the definition of cruel and unusual punishment.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lethal Injection

The shocking courtroom decision that will change Phil's client's life forever.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Case Study Pt 3; The Sentencing Hearing

What will Phil's client do when faced with an impossible choice?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Case Study Pt 2; How Do You Plead

The beginning of a three-part dive into one of Phil’s most personal cases.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Case Study Pt 1; What Happened That Night

Phil and his team tackle the controversial debate around a legal tool allowing people to plead guilty without admitting guilt.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alford Plea

What happens when sentencing is taken out of judges' hands? And why would an innocent person plead guilty?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mandatory Minimums and The Trial Tax

DNA evidence, post-conviction victories, and life after prison.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proof of Innocence

The truth lies somewhere in the middle.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interrogations and False Confessions

William Richards came home to find his wife murdered. A call to the police made him the number one suspect. Phil and his team catch up with Bill after 23 years in prison.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bite Marks

Sometimes forensic science is like a good barber with bad scissors.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Polygraphs and Scent Dogs

Phil and his team dig into the problem of systemic racism in the criminal justice system. Hear how biases can impact people of color every step of the way, from public schools to jury trials and the prison system.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Racial Bias

In the season premiere, host Phil Holloway investigates the problems with eyewitness testimony and the case of an innocent man who was put away because of faulty memory.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eyewitness Testimony

Join us for Sworn Season 2, starting July 15th.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Official Trailer - Sworn Season 2

Phil and his team are back with a special announcement about the summer release of Sworn Season 2. Plus, hear from criminal justice professionals about the impacts of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, on the justice system and what happens when matters of life and liberty are put on pause.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus: COVID-19 and the Legal System

Season 2 of Sworn will return July 15th! Join host Philip Holloway, a defense attorney and former prosecutor with a background in law enforcement, as he pulls back the curtain on the justice system. New cases. New topics. Sworn S2 Coming 7.15!  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 2 - Coming July 15th

On this episode of Sworn, we talk to the two detectives who first looked into Tiffany Whitton’s disappearance. Mixed by ResonateRecordings.com  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Closing Statements : The Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton

We check in with the District Attorney’s office and the Cold Case Unit to see what’s being done today in order to find Tiffany Whitton, over 4 years later. Mixed by ResonateRecordings.com  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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