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Vacated, Reinstated — How New York Took Back a Man’s Freedom: The Story of Baby Sam
Episode Description
For more than 33 years, Samuel “Baby Sam” Edmondson lived inside a conviction the courts would later acknowledge was broken.
In 2022, a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge vacated that conviction after finding unreliable witnesses, suppressed evidence, and investigative misconduct tied to NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella. Baby Sam walked free and began rebuilding his life.
Three years later, the State of New York reinstated part of that same conviction — without a new trial — sending him back to prison.
In this exclusive interview, Baby Sam speaks in his own words about:
- Having his conviction vacated after three decades
- What the court acknowledged about his case
- Living free, then being ordered back into custody
- The role of police misconduct and prosecutorial decisions
- Why he believes the system is still refusing full accountability
This conversation is not about mythology or headlines.
It is about due process, state power, and what happens when the justice system reverses its own admission of error.
👉🏾 Read the full reporting:
The Gutter Report: Vacated, Reinstated — How New York Took Back a Man’s Freedom
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