Wrongfully convicted in Bermuda: The Story of Julian Washington
A Bermuda shooting turned a young man into a convicted killer overnight. DNA Expert told the jurors the DNA evidence was stronger than an eyewitness: a 1 in 46 million chance the bullets could have been touched by anyone but Julian Washington.
With no defense expert to challenge the science, the prosecution’s narrative prevailed. Washington was sentenced to life, serving ten years before an independent review exposed serious flaws in the DNA interpretation and forced his release.
Host Andrew Wildes unpacks how a single expert’s testimony led to a decade lost, why “suspect-centric” DNA analysis undermined objectivity, the role of the Death Penalty Project in correcting injustice, and why access to independent experts is essential if the Caribbean is to prevent future wrongful convictions.
Key Themes
DNA evidence as “bullet-proof” testimony—and why it wasn’t
Suspect-centric interpretation and statistical misuse
Appeals courts’ deference to expert authority
The Death Penalty Project’s role in exoneration
Access to experts as an issue of justice, not luxury
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