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60 Minutes (1968 – ...)

1968 • 59 seasons • News • TV-PG
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Season 41

60 Minutes · S41E22 — Follow the Failure; DNA exoneration

Mar 8, 2009 · 44 min

Synopsis

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation often assumes control of a failing bank, frequently in the quiet hours of a Friday night. Scott Pelley reports on the intricate process of bank failure. Lesley Stahl presents a compelling investigation into the power of DNA evidence and its relationship to eyewitness testimony in criminal cases. The segment features Jennifer Thompson, a survivor of rape who once identified Ronald Cotton as her assailant. Years later, DNA evidence proved Cotton's innoc