In 1987, Ben Spencer was arrested and sentenced to life in
prison for the robbery and murder of a prominent Dallas businessman he did not
commit. Newly married and with a child on the way, he spent 34 years wrongfully
imprisoned before he was released in 2021 and fully exonerated in 2024.
Now, Ben has teamed up with award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty to
share his story.
A conversation with Ben Spencer, Barbara Bradley Hagerty, and moderated by
Professor John Inazu.
November 18, 2024, 12:00pm, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, WashU Law, Washington
University in St. Louis.
Co-Sponsored by The Legal Vocation Fellowship; the Weidenbaum Center on the
Economy, Government, and Public Policy; and the WashU Law Public Interest Law
& Policy Speakers Series.
