Blind Plea

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In 2017, Deven Grey, a young mother, shot and killed her abusive partner in a remote trailer in rural Shelby County, Alabama. She claimed self-defense and filed a Stand Your Ground claim. Instead of freedom, she was handed a “blind plea” – an option to take an unknown sentence in exchange for pleading guilty. As a Black woman who shot and killed a white man in Alabama, she did the only thing she could: She took the plea. Deven’s sentence became the final link in a chain of deceit, haunted land, generational trauma, false identity, coercive control, and a broken justice system. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Liz Flock, Blind Plea asks: Who do we believe, and why? And in America, who has the right to self defense and a fair trial?

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Deven Grey, a young, isolated mother in Alabama, reached a point of no return on December 12, 2017. She shot and killed her boyfriend, John Vance. Rather than face a jury, Deven accepted a “blind plea” deal. This is Deven’s story, reclaimed. From Lemonada Media, this is Blind Plea. Coming May 17. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Very Moving Story

02/02/2025

ThePassenger444

This was a very detailed, superbly reported, incredibly emotional story about a woman whose color in rural Alabama determined the outcome of killing her boyfriend after years of horrific abuse. I’ve heard this story many times before, but Liz Flock does an excellent job telling Devon’s gut wrenching experience . I found it a bit long and the bonus episodes did not add anything to the story. I actually found them repetitive and just a way for the listener to pay for a subscription. I resent being a paid subscriber and having commercials only in bonus episodes. Especially when they’re not very “bonus.”
Great Podcast

Apr 18

jsspain

Super sad story another woman who was victimized by a man and then the judicial system. Glad that podcasters are continuing to bring this problem into the light.
Alabama prison system is such a scam

Apr 5

Meagks

I used to live in a neighboring county to Shelby Cty Alabama. I’m not surprised by the story but deeply saddened by it. I’m also angry at the cop who decided to believe the white girl on the phone instead of the evidence in front of him. Acab for real.
Important issue poorly reported

05/05/2025

jimmijimereeno

This was not well-reported and a shame for it. It felt more like advocacy than objective reporting.

In 2017, Deven Grey, a young mother, shot and killed her abusive partner in a remote trailer in rural Shelby County, Alabama. She claimed self-defense and filed a Stand Your Ground claim. Instead of freedom, she was handed a “blind plea” – an option to take an unknown sentence in exchange for pleading guilty. As a Black woman who shot and killed a white man in Alabama, she did the only thing she could: She took the plea. Deven’s sentence became the final link in a chain of deceit, haunted land, generational trauma, false identity, coercive control, and a broken justice system. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Liz Flock, Blind Plea asks: Who do we believe, and why? And in America, who has the right to self defense and a fair trial?