Cyntoia Brown
Ep 16: At just 16 years old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of 43 year old Johnny Michael Allen. After being tried as an adult Cyntoia was sentenced to life in prison. After years of advocacy and a tremendous outpouring of celebrity-driven pu...
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Cyntoia Brown
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Ep 16: At just 16 years old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of 43 year old Johnny Micahel Allen. After being tried as an adult Cyntoia was sentenced to life in prison. After years of advocacy and a tremendous outpouring of celebrity-driven public support, Brown was granted clemency and released from prison. Why would a young girl commit such an act and what led to Cyntoia’s eventual freedom?
Sources Cited for this episode:
Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Criminal Justice System, by Cyntoia Brown-Long;
Murder to Mercy (documentary aired on netflix, 4/29/20);
Oprah Magazine
Time Magazine
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Keywords: Nashville, Johnny Allen, Self-Defense, Minor Sex Trafficking, Juvenile, Murder and robbery, Released, #FreeCyntoiaBrown, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, T.I., Snoop Dogg, LeBron James,
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