/tags/megan-crane Megan Crane en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:30:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-08/michael-politte-wins-parole-will-leave-missouri-prison-this-april-after-20-years Michael Politte was a teenager when he was convicted of murdering his mother, Rita. He has long insisted he did not do it. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:30:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-08/michael-politte-wins-parole-will-leave-missouri-prison-this-april-after-20-years Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-14/juror-in-michael-politte-trial-michael-is-innocent Linda Dickerson-Bell said she believes Michael Politte is innocent of the murder of his mother, Rita Politte. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:30:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-14/juror-in-michael-politte-trial-michael-is-innocent Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-29/michael-politte-has-served-22-years-for-murdering-his-mother-experts-say-hes-innocent Michael Politte is serving a life sentence after a jury found he murdered his mother, Rita Politte, as a 14-year-old in Washington County, Missouri. On this special edition of "St. Louis on the Air," attorneys for the Midwest Innocence Project and the MacArthur Justice Center explain why he’s not guilty — and what investigators got wrong. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:20:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-29/michael-politte-has-served-22-years-for-murdering-his-mother-experts-say-hes-innocent Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-13/sentenced-to-life-as-juveniles-st-louis-men-see-freedom-after-decades-in-prison A class-action lawsuit changing how Missouri handles parole hearings has meant new hope for 98 Missouri men sentenced to life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles. "St. Louis on the Air" talked to several men who have been released after decades behind bars. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:19:13 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-13/sentenced-to-life-as-juveniles-st-louis-men-see-freedom-after-decades-in-prison Sarah Fenske