Gilbert King’s award-winning Bone Valley podcast and book detail his yearslong work exposing a criminal injustice: the wrongful conviction of Central Florida resident Leo Schofield for the 1987 murder of his wife, Michelle. King, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2012 book Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, spent years looking into Schofield’s wrongful conviction, ultimately solving the crime and even connecting the real killer to two previously unsolved murders. We talk to both men about their extraordinary journey and the work they continue to do on behalf of the wrongfully convicted.
Guests:
- Gilbert King, author/podcast host of Bone Valley and The Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America.
- Leo Schofield, former inmate wrongfully convicted of the 1989 murder of his wife.
Then, a celebration of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. The upcoming Hindu “festival of lights,” Diwali, is held at the Hindu temple on Merrill Road. The annual event includes thousands of lights, colorful traditional attire and the grand Annakut — literally a “mountain of food” — composed of vegetarian specialties presented first as an offering to the deities, before being consumed by guests.
Guest:
- Shivani Kanji, volunteer at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Hindu temple) on Merrill Road.