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When a murder victim's son met the man wrongly convicted of the crime

NPR | By Mia Venkat,
Ailsa Chang, Patrick Jarenwattananon
Published July 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM EDT

Reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty and Jay Young speak with NPR's Ailsa Chang about Young's relationship with Benjamin Spencer, the man who was wrongfully imprisoned for his father's murder.

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Mia Venkat
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Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.
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Patrick Jarenwattananon
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