The Die Is Cast: When You Enter a System That Fails You

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Alea Iacta Est — When A System Decides Your Fate Before The Truth Is Known

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The Die Is Cast examines how a failing system can determine a person’s fate, exploring injustice, wrongful decisions and the human consequences behind them.

1 When The System Fails To Find The Truth

Michael Morton lived a nightmare in 1986. He found his wife with no signs in his own home and was charged with the crime. A prosecutor knew of his innocence but sent him to prison anyway for life. Michael always defended his innocence and asked for the case to be reopened because… the guy who silenced his wife was still at large.

He Was Wrongly Convicted at 17. He Lost 33 Years. | THIRTEEN

Criminal Archives

11 sep 2025
 
Today’s episode is the story of Michael Morton, an American who was accused of being responsible for his wife’s death and sentenced to life in prison. However, after some twists and turns in the case and a new suspect was named, things changed completely 25 years later.

Innocent man: There were years I plotted revenge

CNN

 
4 dec 2013
 
Michael Morton and his attorney talk about the case that landed him in jail for 25 years for a crime he didn’t commit.

2 Alea Iacta Est

The problem was never that nobody warned those in power.

The problem was that those warnings were ignored.

3 Pulled Into a System That Should Have Protected Him
4 A Moment Of Reflection

Trapped With Gorilla Prank

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25 apr. 2011

Zoo visitors are asked to help the zoo keeper bring a bag into an empty cage however the cage quickly becomes crowded when a gorilla shows!
 
Filmed in Montreal, Quebec