CounterClock

CounterClock

In order to tell the story of a crime, you have to turn back time. Every season, Investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra digs deep into a mind-bending mystery with the hopes of reigniting interest in a decades old homicide case.
INTRODUCING: THREE Season 2

INTRODUCING: THREE Season 2

For over 30 years, the murder of 23-year-old Dana Ireland haunted the island of Hawai‘i, leaving behind a tangled web of suspicion, betrayal, and unanswered questions. Three men were convicted. The case was closed. Justice was served. Or so everyone thought.

14 Mar 2025 - 05 min 16 sec

 
BONUS: Season 7 Q&A

BONUS: Season 7 Q&A

Join Delia and special guest Amanda Knox as they discuss YOUR lingering questions about Season 7!

7 Mar 2025 - 42 min 01 sec

 
Ep 11 of 11: Jam-packed

Ep 11 of 11: Jam-packed

The defendants in the CounterClock Season 7 case were back in court for a highly-anticipated evidentiary hearing January 6th - January 24th, 2025, in Winston-Salem, NC. Delia attended in-person several days to bring you all the updates, plus the brand new interviews from people connected to the defendants, case and victim.

7 Feb 2025 - 50 min 23 sec

 
Ep 10 of 11: Justice?

Ep 10 of 11: Justice?

Delia unravels a bizarre van ride that Jessicah Black was taken on and discovers a dark history within Forsyth County regarding wrongful convictions. Chris Paul’s memoir about his late grandfather provides insight into how the famous athlete has reconciled with where the case stands now. The age-old legal maxim: “Justice delayed is justice denied” comes under scrutiny.

6 Dec 2024 - 50 min 39 sec

 
Ep 9 of 11: Jigsaw

Ep 9 of 11: Jigsaw

Delia interviews a friend of the defendants who was never interviewed by police, and his story is one she can’t easily forget.

6 Dec 2024 - 25 min 19 sec

 
Ep 8 of 11: Journey

Ep 8 of 11: Journey

The private forensic lab that handled the evidence in the Jones case in 2018 and 2020 tells Delia that advances in forensic science may be able to reveal more about the unknown DNA in the case. Delia dives deep into the Willard Cab Company phone bill from 2002 and tries to get inside the mind of who placed those suspicious calls.

29 Nov 2024 - 28 min 56 sec

 
Ep 7 of 11: Judgment

Ep 7 of 11: Judgment

The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission process enters its final phase. Delia interviews the expert in developmental psychology who testified twice in the case to understand more about false confessions, and the victim’s family offers their final thoughts to the court. A retired footwear examiner deems old interpretations of shoeprint evidence as junk science and Delia explores.

29 Nov 2024 - 49 min 32 sec

 
Ep 6 of 11: Jurisprudence

Ep 6 of 11: Jurisprudence

The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission convenes and staff investigators reveal everything they’ve dug into over the course of nearly five years. Jessicah, Jermal, Rayshawn, Nathaniel, and Christopher come under questioning again, but maintain their truth. New DNA evidence is presented that blows everyone away, and the course of the case changes yet again.

22 Nov 2024 - 01 hr 18 sec

 
Ep 5 of 11: Jaw-dropping

Ep 5 of 11: Jaw-dropping

Jessicah Black breaks her silence after nearly 15 years and reveals to state innocence investigators that she lied under oath as a teenager. The recantation triggers a massive shift in Rayshawn, Nathaniel, Jermal, and Christopher’s post-conviction fight. Meanwhile, a tragedy befalls the fifth member of the friend group, and Delia tracks down the attorneys who’ve taken on the cases.

22 Nov 2024 - 31 min 22 sec

 
Ep 4 of 11: Jessicah

Ep 4 of 11: Jessicah

Delia learns how both sides approached the August 2004 trial of Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen, and how Jessicah Black remembers preparing to testify as the star witness. The boys' false confession arguments flounder despite law enforcement's methods being less than sound.

15 Nov 2024 - 40 min 45 sec