🧵 My Valentine spent the day with me in a courtroom.
A month and a half ago when I first heard about the case of Vincent Simmons I went down a rabbit hole.
It was a Friday.
I was on vacation.
But I was curious. Obsessively so.
Did he get a fair trial?
A month and a half ago when I first heard about the case of Vincent Simmons I went down a rabbit hole.
It was a Friday.
I was on vacation.
But I was curious. Obsessively so.
Did he get a fair trial?
I called his attorney.
Watched a documentary about the case.
Read close to 200 pages of court documents.
I wanted to investigate the story but realized that Vincent Simmons had been trying to tell the story for nearly 30 years & nearly a dozen judges dismissed his claims.
Watched a documentary about the case.
Read close to 200 pages of court documents.
I wanted to investigate the story but realized that Vincent Simmons had been trying to tell the story for nearly 30 years & nearly a dozen judges dismissed his claims.
So was it worth it I wondered.
I kept going.
For the last two months I’ve worked on the Simmons story and Jeremy has followed every step.
I asked him to watch the documentary about the case.
His interest led him to join me in Marksville, Louisiana today.
I kept going.
For the last two months I’ve worked on the Simmons story and Jeremy has followed every step.
I asked him to watch the documentary about the case.
His interest led him to join me in Marksville, Louisiana today.
He sat in the public gallery, in a packed courtroom, and watched as Judge Billy Bennet told Vincent Simmons he in fact did not get a fair trial in 1977.
Tonight, Simmons is a free man after serving 44 years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Tonight, Simmons is a free man after serving 44 years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
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