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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 3:26 PM CDT

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

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.

Patrick Jarenwattananon