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One Minute Remaining - Stories from the inmates

One Minute Remaining - Stories from the inmates

Jack Laurence 387 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

In 'One Minute Remaining', host Jack Laurence interviews inmates serving lengthy prison sentences for crimes ranging from arson to murder. The show allows them to tell their stories and share their accounts of the events leading to their incarceration, without trying to prove innocence or guilt. Listeners can support the show and get bonus content via the OMR Family. A hotline is available for questions or comments that may be featured in future episodes.

Episodes

Traveontaye Berry: What a Murder Detective hears | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P8
Traveontaye Berry: What a Murder Detective hears | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P8 Oct 12, 2026 31:19 Over the past seven episodes, we’ve examined the physical evidence gaps, the witness contamination, the unrecorded photo lineup, and the investigative decisions that led to Traveontaye Berry’s conviction.But what does a professional murder investigator see when he listens to these police interviews?In this episode, we sit down with Steve Keogh, a former Scotland Yard Detective Inspector with 30 ye
Traveontaye Berry: The Other Name | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P7
Traveontaye Berry: The Other Name | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P7 Oct 7, 2026 31:40 Over the course of this investigation, a name keeps surfacing. Multiple times. Multiple witnesses. In interviews with police, in statements given in the hours and days after Carl Green Jr. was shot, three separate people mention this individual in connection with the crime.According to witness accounts, this person was present that night. This person allegedly had a weapon. And perhaps most signif
Traveontaye Berry: The Unrecorded Lineup | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P6
Traveontaye Berry: The Unrecorded Lineup | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P6 Oct 5, 2026 30:32 In Episode Five, we heard how police brought two eyewitnesses into the same room and had them confront each other about conflicting accounts. Now, in Part Six, we examine something equally troubling.Myleka Avery, the prosecution's only eyewitness, spent her first two police interviews stating she did not know Traveontaye Berry. She had no idea who had fired a gun in her home that night.Then ca
Traveontaye Berry: Police Bring the Two Witnesses Together | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P5
Traveontaye Berry: Police Bring the Two Witnesses Together | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P5 Sep 30, 2026 29:48 In 2013, 16-year-old Traveontaye Berry was arrested for the murder of Carl Green Jr. in Freeport, Illinois — a crime Trae has always maintained he did not commit.In Part Five of 52 Years in Just 2 Hours, we hear a crucial moment in the investigation as police bring the two eyewitnesses together.Their accounts of what happened that night do not match. Now, investigators put them in the same room in
Traveontaye Berry: The Witness Changes Her Story | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P4
Traveontaye Berry: The Witness Changes Her Story | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P4 Sep 28, 2026 30:07 The police interview with Myleka Avery continues — and by the end of it, her account of the night Carl Green Jr. was murdered has changed significantly.In Part 4 of 52 Years in Just 2 Hours, Myleka now tells investigators that the shooter had actually been inside her home, firing from the kitchen towards the outside. But despite placing the shooter inside the apartment, she continues to maintain t
Traveontaye Berry: The Witness Who Hid Key Evidence | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P3
Traveontaye Berry: The Witness Who Hid Key Evidence | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P3 Sep 23, 2026 31:28 As police investigated the murder of Carl Green Jr., they interviewed Myleka Avery, one of the women inside the Freeport apartment that 16-year-old Traveontaye Berry ran from shortly before his arrest.In Part 3 of 52 Years in Just 2 Hours, we hear Myleka's police interview and her account of what happened inside the apartment that night.Like her flatmate Mikelle Brown, Myleka's account evolves as
Traveontaye Berry: What the Eyewitness Told Police | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P2
Traveontaye Berry: What the Eyewitness Told Police | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P2 Sep 21, 2026 30:14 After 16-year-old Traveontaye Berry was arrested for the murder of Carl Green Jr. in Freeport, Illinois, police began interviewing people who were inside a nearby home on the night of the shooting. One of those witnesses was Mikelle Brown.In Part 2 of 52 Years in Just 2 Hours, we hear Mikelle's police interview and examine what she told investigators in the hours after the murder.During the interv
Traveontaye Berry: Convicted of Murder at 16 | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P1
Traveontaye Berry: Convicted of Murder at 16 | 52 Years in Just 2 Hours P1 Sep 16, 2026 32:12 Traveontaye Berry was just 16 years old when he was arrested for the murder of Carl Green Jr. in Freeport, Illinois. Trae says he did not commit the crime. He would later be convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 52 years in prison.But before the arrest, the trial and the decades-long prison sentence, Trae was a kid being raised by his mother and grandmother who dreamed of one day playi
Fighting by writing - Tariq Maqbool
Fighting by writing - Tariq Maqbool Sep 14, 2026 19:57 Today I catch up with Tariq MaQbool, a man who was once looking at life behind bars with no way of getting home. However a recent commutation by the governor means that he could be going home in just four years time. However the fight is not over, Tariq is in a battle with the system on multiple fronts and he's not going to give up. SIGNAL AWARDS 2026 VOTE NOW xxEARLY AND AD FREE ACCESS: for as li
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love Sep 9, 2026 38:28 We recently covered the story of Christopher Bennette, a man convicted for murder, the murder of his abuser. Chris has spent decades fighting his conviction after being convinced to take a plea deal of 1800 years behind bars.Chris's story went viral during COVID after a friend uploaded it online. The producers of the hit daytime TV show Dr Phil saw his story and had him on the show to talk to the
A lifeline - David Talley
A lifeline - David Talley Sep 7, 2026 22:57 Today I catch up with a man who I'm asked about regularly. David Talley was handed a sentence fit for a murderer yet no one in his case died, no one was even harmed yet he was condemned to die behind bars.David has spent years fighting to get a resentencing hearing in his case without any luck. At the end of the day when it comes to the 'Justice System' it's all about money. If you want help it do
How we've changed - Tony Duke.
How we've changed - Tony Duke. Sep 2, 2026 14:29 As One Minute Remaining is set to tunr four I had an oppotnity recently to reflect on the last four years and how much this show has evolved and changed as have I.Four years ago I set out to make an interesting podcast about teh Amercian criminal justice system with stories from those who have found themselves on the wrong side of the law. I could never have known how it would change or change me!

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