Murder Was The Case | Nineteen to One (Dive Bar) w/ Team Ortiz
Published May 16, 2022 Criminologist Lee Mellor discusses the darkest, most perverse, bestial crimes known to man. In the first of three conversations with true crime filmmakers in Marietta, Georgia, Doc goes over the suspicious 1997 conviction of Melvin Ortiz with his fiancee and the three students who made 'Needle in a Haystack'.
Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng | #258 Melvin Ortiz
Published May 9, 2022 Hosted by Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Maggie speaks to Melvin Ortiz at SCI - Dallas, PA., Marc Howard J.D., Melvin's advocate, and Victoria Blanco, Melvin's fiancee.
The Generation Why Podcast | Melvin Ortiz - 460
Published March 14, 2022 The Generation Why Podcast pioneered the true crime genre in the podcasting world. Two friends break down theories and give their opinion on unsolved murders, controversies, mysteries, and conspiracies. Listen to Aaron and Justin talk about how politics and a poor investigation led to the wrongful conviction of Melvin Ortiz.
True Crime Film Festival - Marietta, GA
Published January 22, 2022 If each minute of your life equaled a year, then the amount of time you spend watching this documentary is the amount of time Melvin Ortiz has been in prison for a crime he did not commit. “Needle in a Haystack: The Melvin Ortiz Story” was selected for the True Crime Film Festival in Marietta, Georgia.
Free Melvin Ortiz- 23yrs in Prison for a Crime That Happened 12/23/97 in Which Melvin Was Implicated
Published April 27, 2021 Ismary, Morgan, and Francesca speak with ITOK - IF THEY ONLY KNEW about their experiences fighting for Melvin’s freedom.
Cries of Innocence from Behind Prison Walls
Published April 11, 2021 Melvin's fiancée Victoria tells his story on NewsForum w/Chinchila J. Learn more about Melvin Ortiz and his story of being blamed, framed, and convicted at the age of 17, and how 23 years later Melvin is still in prison fighting for his freedom.
GU Students Seek Exoneration for Five Wrongful Convictions
Published March 18, 2021 Georgetown students Ismary Guardarrama (SFS ’21), Morgan Peterson (COL ’21), and Francesca Truitt (COL ’21) are working on Ortiz’s case and have created several social media accounts to raise awareness for the case. The team of students is also reinvestigating the case, including traveling to Reading, Pa., to speak with Ortiz’s family.
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