Tonight (Saturday April 29 2023), CBS broadcasts an episode of the series 48 Hours!
Contents
- 1 Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth 4/29/23 Episode Summary
- 2 What Time is the “Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth” Episode On?
- 3 Is the “Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth” Episode New?
- 4 Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth Episode Videos & Previews
- 5 Watch 48 Hours Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth Online
- 6 48 Hours Series Information
Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth 4/29/23 Episode Summary
Lamar Johnson was 21 years old when he was charged with murdering a buddy, Markus Boyd, in 1995. Johnson claimed he was thousands of miles away with his fiancée and daughter, but he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison based entirely on the evidence of Greg Elking, who chose Johnson from a police lineup. Johnson’s conviction was overturned nearly three decades later after Elking recanted his identification of Johnson. Now, Johnson tells 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty about his quest to prove his innocence, and Elking explains why he lied during Johnson’s trial. “Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth” will premiere on the CBS Television Network on Saturday, April 29 (10:00 PM ET/PT) and will be streamed on Paramount+.
“You feel like you’re in a hole or a sewer, and you’re looking up and… calling out for help from people, and people are walking by because they don’t hear you,” Johnson describes his time in prison to Moriarty.
Years later, when working on Johnson’s case, The Midwest Innocence Project found in a letter to a clergyman that Elking had recanted his trial testimony. Nonetheless, the matter remained dormant until 2018, when the St. Louis circuit attorney’s office, led by Kimberly Gardner, decided to reconsider the conviction. A year later, her team issued a detailed study outlining various flaws in Lamar Johnson’s conviction. Following a change in Missouri legislation, a judge heard his case at an innocence hearing in December 2022, and Johnson was exonerated two months later.
Did it occur to Greg Elking that he might have imprisoned an innocent man?
“Yes, without a doubt,” he says to Moriarty. “I lied because I thought I was doing the right thing.”
“Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth” is produced by Marcelena Spencer and Emily Wichick for 48 HOURS. The producer-editor is Mead Stone. The development producer is Stephen A. McCain. Chelsea Narvaez is the co-producer. The editors are Atticus Brady and Joan Adelman. The senior producer is Lourdes Aguiar. Executive editor is Nancy Kramer. The executive producer is Judy Tygard.
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What Time is the “Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth” Episode On?
The Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth episode of 48 Hours will be broadcast on CBS at 10:00 PM at ET/PT.
Is the “Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth” Episode New?
The Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth episode of 48 Hours is all new!
Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth Episode Videos & Previews
Watch 48 Hours Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth Online
You can find episodes on the CBS website and watch full episodes on Paramount+.
48 Hours Series Information
This newsmagazine investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart. The program and its team have earned critical acclaim, including multiple Emmy, Peabody and Edward R. Murrow Awards.