THE PERFCT PATSY
The untold true story of how a body found in an alley, politics, and a series of unsolved rapes resulted in the wrong man spending 40 years in Angola. This murder mystery, filled with courtroom drama, shows an innocent man being thrown under the bus as the system's "Perfect Patsy."
Perfect Patsy
Ch 6: Worlds Away
Click. Click. Click. The photographer seemed to take dozens of photographs of the body. Once filed, the pictures would become part of the body of evidence that would...
Ch 6: Worlds Away
Click. Click. Click. The photographer seemed to take dozens of photographs of the body. Once filed, the pictures would become part of the body of evidence that would...
Prologue: The Perfect Patsy
In June of 2018, Gerald Manning was released from Angola Prison after being incarcerated for 41 years for crimes he did not commit. Court documents showed that in 1977, the...
Prologue: The Perfect Patsy
In June of 2018, Gerald Manning was released from Angola Prison after being incarcerated for 41 years for crimes he did not commit. Court documents showed that in 1977, the...
Ch 1: The Body
It's not every day that the body of a half-naked woman lies in a yard undiscovered, but those who passed by didn't see it for nearly ten hours. It was...
Ch 1: The Body
It's not every day that the body of a half-naked woman lies in a yard undiscovered, but those who passed by didn't see it for nearly ten hours. It was...
Ch 2: It's Over There
A police car arrived on the scene with its lights flashing, attracting a crowd of curious seekers drawn to the scene by the presence of a police car and flashing...
Ch 2: It's Over There
A police car arrived on the scene with its lights flashing, attracting a crowd of curious seekers drawn to the scene by the presence of a police car and flashing...
Ch 3: Crime Scene Investigators
Detective Larry Ellerman arrived on the scene with Detective Brown. They had been riding past the area when White flagged them down. The crowd had grown, and the body had...
Ch 3: Crime Scene Investigators
Detective Larry Ellerman arrived on the scene with Detective Brown. They had been riding past the area when White flagged them down. The crowd had grown, and the body had...
Ch 4: Break Up
Instant shock registered on the faces of those in the crowd who knew Vonda. Now, the body had a name. It was no longer just an unidentified corpse lying naked...
Ch 4: Break Up
Instant shock registered on the faces of those in the crowd who knew Vonda. Now, the body had a name. It was no longer just an unidentified corpse lying naked...