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 doctor.

Chris says the only good thing to come out of that show was the lady who has become the love of his life and his biggest advocate on the outside and today I sit down for a chat with Chris's other half.

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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 doesn't come cheap and so far David hasn't had enough money to get the help he needs. Recently I got word that a relative of David's who came into some inheritance had come forward and said they wanted to use some of that to help him in his situation. So now David has money and an attorney who believes he can get David back in front of a judge.

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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! Recently on a call with Tony Duke I realised just how much both of those things have happened over the last four years.

So this episode is a bit different to the norm! Just a case of thank you.

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Today I catch up with Dwight Bergeron a man who has been incarcerated in the state of Louisiana for 34 years for a crime his supposed victims say never happened.

Earlier this year another man who had been sitting on Louisianas death row for 30 years was exonerated, could this mans case hold the key to getting Dwight back into court?

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In the summer of 2003, in the small Virginia town of Craigsville, an 18 year old boy shot and killed the man the town knew as a former rescue squad captain and a pillar of the community. Christopher Bennett never denied it. He confessed, took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, and was handed three consecutive life sentences totalling 1,800 years.

But behind that front door, Chris and his siblings say, was a man the town never saw. Years of abuse. Children told to pray for help that never came. And a report of what was happening to his little sisters, made just one day before the shooting.

Over this series, Jack chats with Chris from inside Buckingham Correctional Center about his childhood, that night, the sentence designed to outlive him, and a family still fighting to bring him home.

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This series contains discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

Australia

1800RESPECT (sexual assault and domestic violence, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Foundation (adult survivors of childhood trauma): 1300 657 380

Bravehearts (child sexual abuse support): 1800 272 831

Kids Helpline (ages 5 to 25, 24/7): 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (crisis support, 24/7): 13 11 14

United States

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): 1-800-422-4453

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7): call or text 988

United Kingdom

NSPCC Helpline (adults concerned about a child): 0808 800 5000

Childline (for anyone under 19, 24/7): 0800 1111

NAPAC (adult survivors of childhood abuse): 0808 801 0331

Rape Crisis England and Wales (24/7): 0808 500 2222

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123

International For domestic violence services in other countries, visit hotpeachpages.net for a directory of helplines and agencies worldwide.

If a child is in immediate danger, call emergency services: 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.

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Christopher Bennett is serving three consecutive life sentences totalling 1,800 years for killing his stepfather, Vincent McDorman. More than two decades later, Chris answers a confronting question: if he could go back and stop himself from committing the crime, would he?

In the final part of No One Was Coming, Jack speaks with Chris from inside Buckingham Correctional Center about the life he has lived since entering prison as a teenager and how he views the decisions he made in July 2003 today.

Chris reflects on his sentence, his family, the years he has spent behind bars and whether he has regrets about what happened that night.

And when asked whether, knowing everything he knows now, he would stop his 18-year-old self from killing Vincent McDorman, Chris gives an answer that brings his story full circle.

This is the final part of No One Was Coming: The Christopher Bennett Story.

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This series contains discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

Australia

1800RESPECT (sexual assault and domestic violence, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Foundation (adult survivors of childhood trauma): 1300 657 380

Bravehearts (child sexual abuse support): 1800 272 831

Kids Helpline (ages 5 to 25, 24/7): 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (crisis support, 24/7): 13 11 14

United States

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): 1-800-422-4453

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7): call or text 988

United Kingdom

NSPCC Helpline (adults concerned about a child): 0808 800 5000

Childline (for anyone under 19, 24/7): 0800 1111

NAPAC (adult survivors of childhood abuse): 0808 801 0331

Rape Crisis England and Wales (24/7): 0808 500 2222

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123

International For domestic violence services in other countries, visit hotpeachpages.net for a directory of helplines and agencies worldwide.

If a child is in immediate danger, call emergency services: 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.

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Christopher Bennett says his own defence lawyers weren't planning to present a defence after he was charged with killing his stepfather, Vincent McDorman. Facing the possibility of the death penalty, Chris was instead being pushed towards a plea agreement.

In Part 6 of No One Was Coming, Chris describes what he says was happening behind the scenes as his case moved towards court and why he came to believe that going to trial was never really an option.

He recalls his defence team's approach to the case, what was said in court, and the pressure he faced as an 18-year-old deciding whether to risk the death penalty or accept a deal that would ensure he spent the rest of his life in prison.

Christopher ultimately accepted the plea agreement and received three consecutive life sentences — a sentence totalling 1,800 years.

This is Part 6 of No One Was Coming: The Christopher Bennett Story.

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This series contains discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

Australia

1800RESPECT (sexual assault and domestic violence, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Foundation (adult survivors of childhood trauma): 1300 657 380

Bravehearts (child sexual abuse support): 1800 272 831

Kids Helpline (ages 5 to 25, 24/7): 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (crisis support, 24/7): 13 11 14

United States

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): 1-800-422-4453

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7): call or text 988

United Kingdom

NSPCC Helpline (adults concerned about a child): 0808 800 5000

Childline (for anyone under 19, 24/7): 0800 1111

NAPAC (adult survivors of childhood abuse): 0808 801 0331

Rape Crisis England and Wales (24/7): 0808 500 2222

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123

International For domestic violence services in other countries, visit hotpeachpages.net for a directory of helplines and agencies worldwide.

If a child is in immediate danger, call emergency services: 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.

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Christopher Bennett was facing the death penalty for killing his stepfather, Vincent McDorman. Now represented by court-appointed lawyers, Chris says the 18-year-old was confronted with two possible outcomes: spend the rest of his life in prison or risk being sentenced to death.

In Part 5 of No One Was Coming, the focus turns to Christopher's defence and the legal strategy being developed as his case moved towards court.

Chris describes his relationship with his attorneys, what they told him about the case against him, and the enormous pressure of making decisions that would determine whether he lived or died.

The path being laid out would ultimately lead Chris towards a plea agreement — and a sentence of three consecutive life terms totalling 1,800 years.

This is Part 5 of No One Was Coming: The Christopher Bennett Story.

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This series contains discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

Australia

1800RESPECT (sexual assault and domestic violence, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Foundation (adult survivors of childhood trauma): 1300 657 380

Bravehearts (child sexual abuse support): 1800 272 831

Kids Helpline (ages 5 to 25, 24/7): 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (crisis support, 24/7): 13 11 14

United States

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): 1-800-422-4453

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7): call or text 988

United Kingdom

NSPCC Helpline (adults concerned about a child): 0808 800 5000

Childline (for anyone under 19, 24/7): 0800 1111

NAPAC (adult survivors of childhood abuse): 0808 801 0331

Rape Crisis England and Wales (24/7): 0808 500 2222

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123

International For domestic violence services in other countries, visit hotpeachpages.net for a directory of helplines and agencies worldwide.

If a child is in immediate danger, call emergency services: 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.

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After shooting and killing his stepfather, Vincent McDorman, 18-year-old Christopher Bennett was questioned by police in Virginia and confessed to the killing. In Part 4, we hear how the police interrogation unfolded and what Chris told investigators.

With Vincent McDorman dead and Chris now in police custody, attention turned from what happened inside the family home to the criminal investigation and the case being built against him.

Chris takes Jack through his memories of the police interrogation, his confession and the decisions he made in the immediate aftermath of the shooting — decisions that would ultimately lead towards a plea deal and three consecutive life sentences totalling 1,800 years.

This is Part 4 of No One Was Coming: The Christopher Bennett Story.

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This series contains discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

Australia

1800RESPECT (sexual assault and domestic violence, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Foundation (adult survivors of childhood trauma): 1300 657 380

Bravehearts (child sexual abuse support): 1800 272 831

Kids Helpline (ages 5 to 25, 24/7): 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (crisis support, 24/7): 13 11 14

United States

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): 1-800-422-4453

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7): call or text 988

United Kingdom

NSPCC Helpline (adults concerned about a child): 0808 800 5000

Childline (for anyone under 19, 24/7): 0800 1111

NAPAC (adult survivors of childhood abuse): 0808 801 0331

Rape Crisis England and Wales (24/7): 0808 500 2222

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123

International For domestic violence services in other countries, visit hotpeachpages.net for a directory of helplines and agencies worldwide.

If a child is in immediate danger, call emergency services: 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.

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In July 2003, 18-year-old Christopher Bennett shot and killed his stepfather, Vincent McDorman, in Craigsville, Virginia. In Part 3, Chris describes in his own words what happened inside the house and the events that led to the shooting.

Chris says he had become increasingly concerned about what was happening to his younger sisters inside the family home. After years of alleged abuse and failed attempts to get help, events reached a breaking point.

In this episode, Chris takes Jack through that night — what he says he discovered, the confrontation that followed, and the moment he picked up a rifle and shot Vincent McDorman.

This is Part 3 of No One Was Coming: The Christopher Bennett Story.

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This series contains discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

Australia

1800RESPECT (sexual assault and domestic violence, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Foundation (adult survivors of childhood trauma): 1300 657 380

Bravehearts (child sexual abuse support): 1800 272 831

Kids Helpline (ages 5 to 25, 24/7): 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (crisis support, 24/7): 13 11 14

United States

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): 1-800-422-4453

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7): call or text 988

United Kingdom

NSPCC Helpline (adults concerned about a child): 0808 800 5000

Childline (for anyone under 19, 24/7): 0800 1111

NAPAC (adult survivors of childhood abuse): 0808 801 0331

Rape Crisis England and Wales (24/7): 0808 500 2222

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123

International For domestic violence services in other countries, visit hotpeachpages.net for a directory of helplines and agencies worldwide.

If a child is in immediate danger, call emergency services: 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.

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Christopher Bennett and his siblings say they endured years of abuse inside their Virginia family home at the hands of their stepfather, Vincent McDorman. Chris says what was happening to his younger sister would ultimately lead to the events of July 2003.

In Part 2 of No One Was Coming, Chris takes us inside his childhood and describes the man he says existed behind closed doors — very different from the former rescue squad captain and pillar of the community known around Craigsville.

Chris talks about the abuse he and his siblings allege they suffered, the attempts to get help, and the events that were building towards the night he would eventually shoot and kill his stepfather.

This is Part 2 of the Christopher Bennett story.

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This series contains discussion of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs support, help is available.

Australia

1800RESPECT (sexual assault and domestic violence, 24/7): 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Foundation (adult survivors of childhood trauma): 1300 657 380

Bravehearts (child sexual abuse support): 1800 272 831

Kids Helpline (ages 5 to 25, 24/7): 1800 55 1800

Lifeline (crisis support, 24/7): 13 11 14

United States

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (24/7): 1-800-422-4453

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 1-800-799-7233

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7): call or text 988

United Kingdom

NSPCC Helpline (adults concerned about a child): 0808 800 5000

Childline (for anyone under 19, 24/7): 0800 1111

NAPAC (adult survivors of childhood abuse): 0808 801 0331

Rape Crisis England and Wales (24/7): 0808 500 2222

Samaritans (24/7): 116 123

International For domestic violence services in other countries, visit hotpeachpages.net for a directory of helplines and agencies worldwide.

If a child is in immediate danger, call emergency services: 000 in Australia, 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.

EARLY AND AD FREE ACCESS: for as little as $1.69 a week!

Apple + HERE

Patreon and find us on Facebook here.

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