24 episodes

On November 16, 2023, Keith LaMar is scheduled to be executed by the State of Ohio. He has been on Death Row for almost 28 years, convicted of leading a so-called death squad and murdering five men during the 1993 prison uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. The 11-day revolt is still one of the longest and bloodiest in U.S. history. But Keith claims he’s not the real killer; he says he’s innocent. He says he was not only targeted by investigators but also railroaded by prosecutors who, he believes, withheld evidence that could have cleared his name. When true crime writer and producer, Leah Rothman looks into Keith’s case, she finds more than she ever expected; she finds herself sucked into a story that becomes surprisingly personal. Is the State of Ohio about to kill an innocent man? The clock is ticking.

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On November 16, 2023, Keith LaMar is scheduled to be executed by the State of Ohio. He has been on Death Row for almost 28 years, convicted of leading a so-called death squad and murdering five men during the 1993 prison uprising at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. The 11-day revolt is still one of the longest and bloodiest in U.S. history. But Keith claims he’s not the real killer; he says he’s innocent. He says he was not only targeted by investigators but also railroaded by prosecutors who, he believes, withheld evidence that could have cleared his name. When true crime writer and producer, Leah Rothman looks into Keith’s case, she finds more than she ever expected; she finds herself sucked into a story that becomes surprisingly personal. Is the State of Ohio about to kill an innocent man? The clock is ticking.

    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 11, I Hear The Fire Trucks Coming

    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 11, I Hear The Fire Trucks Coming

    As Keith LaMar’s execution date fast approaches, support pours in from near and far. Will it be enough to save him? 

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    • 1 hr
    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 10, The Clock Is Ticking

    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 10, The Clock Is Ticking

    The State of Ohio has been executing people since the 1800’s, but there are some people on opposite sides of the political spectrum now trying to end that. Will capital punishment in Ohio soon be a thing of the past? And how, if at all, will that affect Death Row inmate Keith Lamar?

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    • 32 min
    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 9, The Scapegoat

    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 9, The Scapegoat

    Many blame the Lucasville uprising on the prayer leader of the Sunni Muslim prisoners. A revealing conversation with Siddique Abdullah Hasan sheds light on what he says happened during those 11 days, why he thinks he was convicted and sent to Death Row and whether or not he believes Keith was the leader of the “Death Squad.”

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    • 35 min
    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 8, Visions of Versions

    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 8, Visions of Versions

    The investigation into Keith LaMar’s case leads to two men who share similar accounts of how investigators tried to manipulate them, but they tell very different stories when it comes to Keith. Are they speaking the truth or do they have a motive to lie?

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    • 1 hr
    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 7, A Caricature, A Travesty, An Obscenity

    The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 7, A Caricature, A Travesty, An Obscenity

    Keith shares some of the potentially exculpatory evidence he says prosecutors withheld from his Defense team, proving he didn’t receive a fair trial back in 1995. Turns out, there are other people on Death Row saying prosecutors did the same thing to them.

    If you have any information about the murder of Amber Garrett, contact the Office of the Ohio Public Defender at: 614.728.2715 or teamwogenstahl@gmail.com

    To learn more about Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case: https://jeffreywogenstahl.com/

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    • 46 min
    The Real Killer Season 2, Ep. 6: This Is My Life

    The Real Killer Season 2, Ep. 6: This Is My Life

    The 1989 murder case which sent Keith LaMar to prison in the first place comes into question when discrepancies in his story are discovered. But does what happened back then have any bearing on his death row case?
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    • 25 min

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