Vindicated
TV Show · Documentary

Hosted by actor Morris Chestnut, the docuseries "Vindicated" presents the stories of individuals who have been convicted of crimes and sent to prison before being found blameless of the charges. Viewers get to know the men and women prior to their incarceration and follow the highs and lows of their journeys as they attempt to rejoin society, rebuild family relationships, and regain trust in the justice system that failed them.

2012 · 20m
Starring Morris Chestnut

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Tim Cole, Pt. 1
    After receiving an honorable discharge from the military, Timothy Cole returned to college in Lubbock, TX, where he was wrongfully accused and convicted of being a rapist, leading to his untimely death in prison.
    20m
  • EPISODE 2
    Tim Cole, Pt. 2
    After receiving an honorable discharge from the military, Timothy Cole returned to college in Lubbock, TX, where he was wrongfully accused and convicted of being a rapist, leading to his untimely death in prison.
    20m
  • EPISODE 3
    Herman Atkins
    While attempting to clear up another legal matter in Los Angeles, CA, Herman Atkins was misidentified by a rape victim as her attacker and subsequently spent 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
    20m
  • EPISODE 1
    Thomas Haynesworth, Pt. 1
    While walking to the store in Richmond, VA, to buy groceries for his mother's Sunday dinner, 18-year-old Thomas Haynesworth was misidentified as a serial rapist and didn't return home for the next 27 years.
    20m
  • EPISODE 2
    Thomas Haynesworth, Pt. 2
    While walking to the store in Richmond, VA, to buy groceries for his mother's Sunday dinner, 18-year-old Thomas Haynesworth was misidentified as a serial rapist and didn't return home for the next 27 years.
    19m
  • EPISODE 3
    Darryl Hunt
    As a kid born on the "wrong side" of the tracks, Darryl Hunt became an easy target for accusations and prosecutorial misconduct in Winston-Salem, NC, where a young, white woman was brutally murdered.
    20m

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  • Morris Chestnut
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About

Vindicated

Documentary

Hosted by actor Morris Chestnut, the docuseries "Vindicated" presents the stories of individuals who have been convicted of crimes and sent to prison before being found blameless of the charges. Viewers get to know the men and women prior to their incarceration and follow the highs and lows of their journeys as they attempt to rejoin society, rebuild family relationships, and regain trust in the justice system that failed them.

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Studio
BET
Released
2012
Rated
TV-14
© 2012 Black Entertainment Television

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Original Audio
English (United States)
Audio

English (United States) , English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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