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A case of injustice? "48 Hours" revisits 1989 Florida shooting

May 29, 2015 / 03:35

This episode covers the 1989 murder case of Chip Flynn, the wrongful conviction of Crosley Green, and the investigation's flaws.

Key discussions include the 911 call made by Kim HCK, Flynn's former girlfriend, who reported that a black man hijacked them before Flynn was shot. Diane Clark, a patrol sergeant, describes the chaotic scene when they arrived, noting the victim's condition and the lack of typical evidence.

Mark Rxy, a road patrol deputy, recalls the urgency of the situation as Flynn's condition deteriorated. The episode highlights the racial dynamics at play in the investigation, suggesting that race influenced the decision to convict Green without sufficient evidence.

New evidence is presented that raises doubts about Green's guilt and points to the possibility that the real killer remains free.

TLDR

The episode investigates the wrongful conviction of Crosley Green in the 1989 murder of Chip Flynn, highlighting evidence of injustice.

Episode

3:35
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[Music] there was no moon you know the kind of a night you get where the stars are you think you
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can reach up and touch them they're so vibrant but it's like pitch black out there for more than 16 years 48 Hours
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has investigated what many say is a case of Injustice that case began in the early morning hour of April 4th
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1989 when a young woman called 911 saying she thought her boyfriend had been shot the problem was she was 3
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miles away from the crime scene and she had trouble telling police how to get there something was not
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right why would somebody say there's something happening here and nothing's [Music]
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there all we had was that he had been shot and that he was in the arm gross I sent a deputy to pick her up
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because we absolutely would never have found him we' have been there all night looking I am Diane Clark I was a patrol
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sergeant in Bard County when we got there she wouldn't get out of the car she remained in the
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vehicle out here and refused to walk down there you don't want to see him you don't want to know his condition that
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there's something wrong with that it was a young white male uh laying on his side
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with his hands bound behind his back the male victim was Chip Flyin he had a a bullet wound who Blood on the right side
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of his chest we have a gun on the ground that we don't know who it belongs to he was conscious yeah speaking very
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clearly just said get me out of here who shot you just take me home God get me out of here could you at least tell us
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which way he went who did this to you he won't tell us this is so not typical it
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defies explanation my name is Mark rxy I was a road Patrol Deputy for The Bard County Sheriff's Office all of a sudden
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his breathing got shallow all of a sudden you know he he deteriorated really quickly he died before the ambulance got
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here the woman who called 911 was Chip Flynn's former girlfriend Kim HCK she said that she and Chip had been in his
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truck this truck when a black man with a gun hijacked and drove them to that remote Grove she alone managed to get
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back into the truck and Escape driving those three miles to Chip's friend's home they needed someone to put that
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murder on and Crosley green fit the bill it's an example of race being a substitute
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for evidence I didn't he kill that young man that guy got screwed today 25 years
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after Crosley green was sentenced to death for the murder of Chip Flynn I did not kill that young man there is
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compelling new evidence that the wrong person may have been sent to prison and the Killer is still
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free the first rule of homicide investigation is everybody who is at that scene is treated as a suspect until
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they're eliminated that's not the way this happened

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Episode Highlights

  • The Mysterious Case of Chip Flynn
    A young woman calls 911, leading to a complex investigation into a murder case.
    “There was no moon, you know the kind of night you get where the stars are...”
    @ 00m 07s
    May 29, 2015
  • Crosley Green's Controversial Conviction
    Crosley Green was sentenced to death for a murder he insists he did not commit.
    “I did not kill that young man.”
    @ 03m 11s
    May 29, 2015

Episode Quotes

  • Get me out of here!
    A case of injustice? "48 Hours" revisits 1989 Florida shooting
  • This is so not typical; it defies explanation.
    A case of injustice? "48 Hours" revisits 1989 Florida shooting
  • I did not kill that young man.
    A case of injustice? "48 Hours" revisits 1989 Florida shooting

Key Moments

  • 911 Call00:28
  • Crime Scene01:32
  • Desperate Plea01:50
  • Unusual Circumstances02:05
  • Controversial Conviction03:11

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