“Please Don’t Tell” | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

[Music] i have lived 44 years with his face etched in my brain it was everything that you
pray to god never happens to anyone for me it's really tough i'm i'm struggling i'm struggling to
do the interview at all we were at our grandparents house and keith our first cousin came over
asked us if we would come to his house to help him clean so we went to his house and
when we were done he needed gas so we stopped at 7-eleven and as we pulled up there was a um
a man standing there he said well can you give me a rod [Music] instantly we knew something wasn't right
but keith told him he would give him a ride i think we just cut off circulation in
each other's hands we were squeezing our hands so tight because you just have a gut feeling that this is
not good [Music] he was telling us the directions on where to go which took us to little
california road he told us to get out of the car he opens the trunk and he puts keith in the trunk
at that point he tell us to take off our clothes did you plan to tell anybody what
happened no why because we were afraid he would come back and kill us when did the twins actually go to the
police i think it was about two weeks late a little bit more than two weeks you said the man was black yes
did they ever give you a ride no did you ever meet them at a gas station no never
i didn't rape karen and sharon sadness i don't know these people when i saw him in that lineup
i didn't have to think twice when i looked at him i knew him he got convicted and received two
50-year consecutive sentences that's insane it's horrible it disgusted me there's no hairs no fibers no blood
no sweat no semen there's nothing vincent simmons is an innocent man who is railroaded by a racist system is it
possible that you picked the wrong man no no when i close my eyes there's no other face that i see
stop it stop it when are we gonna talk about the facts why did we pick him why it was mr simmons because it was mr
simmons you

Twin sisters say they were attacked by a Black man. Are they telling the truth or hiding a family secret? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

A traumatic kidnapping leads to a wrongful conviction, raising questions about justice and memory.

Key points

A Terrifying Encounter. The twins recount a chilling experience with a stranger at a gas station.
Facing the Accused. The twins identify a man in a lineup, leading to his conviction.
A Flawed Justice System. The discussion reveals deep flaws in the conviction of Vincent Simmons.

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Episode quotes

I have lived 44 years.

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