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MythBusters Chapter Helps Man Wrongly Convicted 35 Years Ago Get Out of Jail

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While many cases focus on DNA evidence, one man recently had his conviction overturned thanks to an unexpected source: an episode of “MythBusters.” The show showed that you couldn’t light a puddle of gasoline with a lit cigarette, something Juan Galvan was accused of doing in the 1980s, resulting in the deaths of two men … Read more

“MythBusters” Episode Helps Wrongly Convicted Man Get Out of Jail After 35 Years | D.W. | 10.13.2022

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A man has been released from prison after serving 35 years of his unjust sentence, thanks to the repetition of an old episode of MythBusters (Myth Busters), with which he was able to scientifically prove his innocence: the program taught him that you could not light a puddle of gasoline with a lit cigarette, something … Read more

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