In 1982, JoAnn Tate and her two young daughters, Melissa and Renee, are savagely attacked in the middle of the night. JoAnn dies; the girls barely survive. One month later, Melissa identifies Rodney Lincoln, one of JoAnn’s ex-boyfriends, as the killer. Two trials later, Rodney is found guilty and sentenced to two life terms plus 15 years. In 2015, thirty-two years after Rodney is convicted, Melissa recants and says Rodney didn’t do it. So who is the real killer? Follow true crime TV writer, producer, and director Leah Rothman as she maps the story from its gruesome beginnings to new bombshell revelations that could expose a miscarriage of justice and a killer still on the loose.
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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4/20/2023 • 1 hour, 20 seconds
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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4/13/2023 • 32 minutes, 17 seconds
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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4/6/2023 • 35 minutes, 52 seconds
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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3/30/2023 • 1 hour, 33 seconds
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.
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3/23/2023 • 46 minutes, 30 seconds
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?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/16/2023 • 25 minutes, 57 seconds
The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 5, Good Luck, Keith
Adjusting to life on Death Row is anything but easy for Keith. Then a new admission by the Special Prosecutor and a chance at a new trial may change everything. Will Keith get his day in court or will the pressure finally break him?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/9/2023 • 37 minutes, 48 seconds
The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 4, Duck Your Head and Full Speed Ahead
Keith LaMar, the alleged leader of the so- called Death Squad, goes on trial. Prosecutors believe they have an open and shut case. Keith’s attorneys say they don’t. Will Keith get a fair trial or is his fate predetermined? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3/2/2023 • 46 minutes, 55 seconds
The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 3, Who Is Keith LaMar?
As Keith prepares for trial, his attorneys don’t have much confidence in their case. But learning about where Keith comes from sheds some light on how and why he ended up at Lucasville in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/23/2023 • 44 minutes, 16 seconds
The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 1, The Uprising
The 1993 Lucasville Uprising is still one of the longest and deadliest prison riots in U.S. History. When it’s all said and done, 10 men are dead and Keith LaMar is labeled the leader of the “Death Squad,” believed to be responsible for killing five. Question is, do they have the right guy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/16/2023 • 43 minutes, 41 seconds
The Real Killer Season 2: Ep. 2, Still Human Beings
The largest investigation in the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s history kicks off. Keith LaMar gives his first-person account of what he did and didn’t do. Also, a deep dive into what led to the Lucasville Uprising, leaves many asking if all the death and destruction during those 11 horrible days could have been avoided. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2/16/2023 • 50 minutes, 9 seconds
Trailer: The Real Killer Season 2
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
