Josh Mankiewicz gives a special preview of "The Sing Sing Chronicles," a special two-night event presented by MSNBC Films. Building on decades of investigative reporting from "Dateline" Producer Dan Slepian, the four-part documentary series from NBC News Studios and Director Dawn Porter exposes the injustices of different wrongful convictions at the notorious Sing Sing prison. The first two episodes of "The Sing Sing Chronicles" premiere Saturday, November 23rd at 9pm ET, and the final two episodes air Sunday, November 24th at 9pm ET on MSNBC.
Chapter 1: What is 'The Sing Sing Chronicles' about?
Hi, Dateline listeners. It's Josh Mankiewicz, and I'm here to tell you about a very special documentary series premiering this weekend on MSNBC. It's called The Sing Sing Chronicles, and it follows my Dateline colleague, producer Dan Slepian, and his 20-year journey investigating five different homicide cases in New York City.
Dan was on a quest to determine whether the men convicted in those cases were actually guilty. The series is built on more than a thousand hours of videos he himself shot, and what Dan uncovered will surprise you. So don't miss this special two-night television event, airing Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on MSNBC.
Now, here's an exclusive preview from the Sing Sing Chronicles.
Chapter 2: What motivated the investigation into wrongful convictions?
It was right after 9-11. The NYPD were the heroes of the city, the rock stars of the country. And I thought, maybe I can have access to the NYPD to follow these detectives as they investigate homicides. I was embedded with Bronx homicide detectives. Bobby Adelarado, and his partner, John Schwartz. So you've been a cop a long time. Almost 20 years. This is the twilight of your career. Supposedly.
Chapter 3: Who are the key figures in the documentary?
I walked into that building so young, eager, so unbelievably naive. These were tough guys, and I was ready, you know, to see how they solved murders. That's why I was there. We were out at dinner one night. And I said to Bobby, you must bring this job home with you, everything that you see. And he says, I really don't, except this one case. This one case has been bothering me for about a decade.
Chapter 4: What challenges did Dan Slepian face during his investigation?
And I said, what's that about? You told me that this is going to haunt me. It's going to haunt you. You think? Oh, without a doubt.
Because it's not only going to haunt you, it's going to haunt you till there's closure. And even after the closure, it's still going to haunt you. Why? Thanksgiving night of 1990, there was a shooting at the Palladium nightclub.
One man is dead and another injured after a shooting at a Manhattan hotspot. It happened early this morning at the Palladium after some customers were thrown out for fighting.
Police say some customers were thrown out, but they returned shooting. Marcus Peterson, a bouncer, was shot and killed. Another bouncer was wounded. Witnesses identified a couple of guys, David Lemus and Omada Hidalgo. They were arrested, tried, and convicted for the murder of Marcus Peters. But they convicted the wrong guys. You think they had nothing to do with this crime?
I know they had nothing to do with this crime. And they still sit in prison.
The Sing Sing Chronicles will air on MSNBC as a special two-night event on Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th at 9 p.m. Eastern. I hope you'll tune in to watch.
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