Media

The case has been featured in a wide variety of media, from television to books. Read on to find out how you can access this media.

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The Confession Tapes: 8th and H

The Netflix art for the Confession Tapes series.

Season 1, Episode 5 of this Netflix show documents the investigation’s missteps and the role false confessions played in this case.


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Wrongful Conviction: Jason Flom with Chris Turner

In this podcast, Jason Flom speaks to Chris Turner and Shawn Armbrust about the case and the pardon effort.



When Innocence is Not Enough, Thomas Dybdahl

When Innocence is Not Enough book cover.

This book from attorney Thomas Dybdahl focuses on how the 8th and H case represents the shortcomings of the Brady doctrine. 



Additional Public Reporting

Washington Post

Joe Heim, “They served decades in prison for a crime they say they didn’t commit,” The Washington Post (July 3, 2023).

Read at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/06/they-served-decades-prison-crime-they-say-they-didnt-commit/

The Guardian

Thomas L. Dybdahl, “The Catherine Fuller case: eight young men and the murder that sent them away for life,” The Guardian (March 23, 2017).

Read at:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/23/catherine-fuller-murder-supreme-court-hidden-evidence

Fox 5 DC

“3 men convicted in 1984 murder of Catherine Fuller plan to ask Biden for a pardon,” Fox 5 DC (August 22, 2023).

Watch at:

https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1267914

WTOP

John Domen, “These men were convicted of a horrific DC murder. Will a presidential pardon clear their names?” (August 21, 2023).

Read at:

https://wtop.com/dc/2023/08/they-were-convicted-of-a-horrific-dc-murder-will-a-presidential-pardon-clear-their-names/


The Alley: DC’s 8th and H Case

The Alley podcast art.

This podcast from Shannon Lynch and the New America Foundation digs through the record of this case in great detail.