Joe Benigno
speaker
694 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 22 Jul
Joe Benigno’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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This series includes sensitive and potentially distressing topics, including sexual assault and abuse involving children.
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In the fall of 2016, Anthony DiPippo walked out of court a free man.
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After decades in prison for the murder of Josette Wright, he'd been found not guilty of all charges in that crime.
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Second-degree murder, acquitted.
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First-degree rape, acquitted.
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It was his third and final trial on those charges.
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But this was the first Putnam jury to hear the truth.
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The truth about the criminal misconduct of the cops who'd framed Anthony and his best friend Andy for murder.
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The truth about the teens those Putnam cops coerced into falsely accusing the two boys.
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And the truth about the man who should have been their target.
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The devil in the woods, Howard Gombert.
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On the day of his acquittal, Anthony felt, well, a dozen different things.
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Yes, he'd climbed the mountain and was free to go home now, but home was a place that had demonized him and would never let him know a moment's peace.
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Andy, meanwhile, was still rotting in prison, would have to fight his own way home.
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And then there was Gombert.
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Gombert, you'll recall, was in prison himself, doing a 30-year bid for multiple charges, including sexual assault on seven-year-old Sarah.
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But for Gombert, the 30 years will only be 27, after which he'll walk out of prison a free man.
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As I tape these words, that moment is close at hand.
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In the past few months, the DOC has advanced the date of his release.
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