In this bonus episode of the award-winning Letters from Sing Sing podcast, veteran producer Dan Slepian reflects on the final chapter in J.J. Velazquez’s hard-fought path to full exoneration after being wrongfully convicted of murder over two decades ago.  Dan and J.J. join Kristen Welker on Meet the Press for a “Meet the Moment” conversation to detail their 20+ year path to overturning J.J.’s conviction.

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In this bonus episode of the award-winning Letters from Sing Sing podcast, veteran producer Dan Slepian reflects on the final chapter in J.J. Velazquez’s hard-fought path to full exoneration after being wrongfully convicted of murder over two decades ago.  Dan and J.J. join Kristen Welker on Meet the Press for a “Meet the Moment” conversation to detail their 20+ year path to overturning J.J.’s conviction.

Last Stop on the Road to Freedom

Hear an exclusive audio excerpt from Dateline producer Dan Slepian’s new book “The Sing Sing Files” which chronicles his two-decade journey navigating the criminal justice system to help free six innocent men.  Available now wherever books and audiobooks are sold.  For more details and to purchase, follow this link: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/TheSingSingFilesLetters__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!pPB-nbxPzTtGmINTdP8uCym1PtSsnIpbqRn0OuBXP4UZnhRvRHaT7yRmemdS0FzWT9LN1EBX0YKFtM1zEVuVWjnF_1s$">https://bit.ly/TheSingSingFilesLetters</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hear an exclusive audio excerpt from Dateline producer Dan Slepian’s new book “The Sing Sing Files” which chronicles his two-decade journey navigating the criminal justice system to help free six innocent men.  Available now wherever books and audiobooks are sold.  For more details and to purchase, follow this link:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/TheSingSingFilesLetters__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!pPB-nbxPzTtGmINTdP8uCym1PtSsnIpbqRn0OuBXP4UZnhRvRHaT7yRmemdS0FzWT9LN1EBX0YKFtM1zEVuVWjnF_1s$"&gt;https://bit.ly/TheSingSingFilesLetters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Hear an exclusive audio excerpt from Dateline producer Dan Slepian’s new book “The Sing Sing Files” which chronicles his two-decade journey navigating the criminal justice system to help free six innocent men.  Available now wherever books and audiobooks are sold.  For more details and to purchase, follow this link:
 https://bit.ly/TheSingSingFilesLetters

Dan Slepian reads an excerpt from “The Sing Sing Files”

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Season 3 of Dateline: Missing in America. The chart-topping podcast series is back with a brand-new season and brand-new cases.  Are you the key to solving a mystery? Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on perplexing missing person cases brought to Dateline’s attention by our social media followers. Each episode focuses on one person’s story, as told by those left behind. Listen carefully to the details, descriptions and clues offered by family, friends and investigators. Something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities crack a case.   You can listen to the first episode of Dateline: Missing in America season 3 here: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/dmiast_lw">https://link.chtbl.com/dmiast_lw</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Season 3 of Dateline: Missing in America. The chart-topping podcast series is back with a brand-new season and brand-new cases.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you the key to solving a mystery? Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on perplexing missing person cases brought to Dateline’s attention by our social media followers. Each episode focuses on one person’s story, as told by those left behind. Listen carefully to the details, descriptions and clues offered by family, friends and investigators. Something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities crack a case.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can listen to the first episode of Dateline: Missing in America season 3 here: &lt;a href="https://link.chtbl.com/dmiast_lw"&gt;https://link.chtbl.com/dmiast_lw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Season 3 of Dateline: Missing in America. The chart-topping podcast series is back with a brand-new season and brand-new cases.   
 
Are you the key to solving a mystery? Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on perplexing missing person cases brought to Dateline’s attention by our social media followers. Each episode focuses on one person’s story, as told by those left behind. Listen carefully to the details, descriptions and clues offered by family, friends and investigators. Something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities crack a case.   
 
You can listen to the first episode of Dateline: Missing in America season 3 here: https://link.chtbl.com/dmiast_lw

An all-new season of ‘Dateline: Missing in America’

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of the second season of the award-winning original series, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.” In the chart-topping second season, Rachel Maddow returns to uncover the shocking history of the ultra-right’s reach into American politics. Listen to the entire first episode now, and follow the show to get the whole series: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/rmpust_fdlw">https://link.chtbl.com/rmpust_fdlw</a>. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes of Ultra seasons one and two.

<description>&lt;p&gt;As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of the second season of the award-winning original series, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.” In the chart-topping second season, Rachel Maddow returns to uncover the shocking history of the ultra-right’s reach into American politics. Listen to the entire first episode now, and follow the show to get the whole series: &lt;a href="https://link.chtbl.com/rmpust_fdlw"&gt;https://link.chtbl.com/rmpust_fdlw&lt;/a&gt;. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes of Ultra seasons one and two.&lt;/p&gt;
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As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of the second season of the award-winning original series, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.” In the chart-topping second season, Rachel Maddow returns to uncover the shocking history of the ultra-right’s reach into American politics. Listen to the entire first episode now, and follow the show to get the whole series: https://link.chtbl.com/rmpust_fdlw. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes of Ultra seasons one and two.

BONUS: Season 2 of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra”

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Dateline: True Crime Weekly, an all-new weekly podcast series. Every Thursday Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning and her guests dive into the biggest crime stories of the week, bringing you the latest on trials and investigations around the country.  Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/dtcw_fdlw">https://link.chtbl.com/dtcw_fdlw</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Dateline: True Crime Weekly, an all-new weekly podcast series. Every Thursday Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning and her guests dive into the biggest crime stories of the week, bringing you the latest on trials and investigations around the country.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: &lt;a href="https://link.chtbl.com/dtcw_fdlw"&gt;https://link.chtbl.com/dtcw_fdlw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Dateline: True Crime Weekly, an all-new weekly podcast series. Every Thursday Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning and her guests dive into the biggest crime stories of the week, bringing you the latest on trials and investigations around the country.  
 
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/dtcw_fdlw

Introducing Dateline: True Crime Weekly

In December of 2002, NBC News producer Dan Slepian got a letter from a New York state prison. It was from a man serving 25 years to life for murder. And it ended with a desperate plea: look into my case.  

Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez had been convicted of killing a retired New York City police officer, but he insisted he didn’t do it. Dan was skeptical. Prosecutors said five eyewitnesses had sworn JJ was the killer. Could five people be wrong?

So Dan began to dig. What he discovered went far beyond just JJ’s case. And 20 years later, it’s still unfolding.

Letters from Sing Sing tells the story of a man convicted of murder, a journalist, and the letter that changed both of their lives. New episodes drop every Monday through March 27, 2023.

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