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The Indypendent News Hour
Tue, Apr 7, 2026 5:00 PM
CARL MILLER EXONERATED AFTER 46 YEARS
Early in the morning of October 25, 1979, retired Rabbi David Okunov was shot and killed while walking to prayers at his Crown Heights synagogue. The murder made Page 1 news in a city roiled by high crime rates and simmering racial tensions. The NYPD arrested Carl Miller, a 19-year-old Black man. Miller was convicted despite two eyewitnesses saying he did not match the description of the shooter and the inconsistent testimony of the prosecution's lead witness.
Miller insisted on his innocence throughout a 30-year prison stint and since he was released in 2010. Last Wednesday, Miller received the news he and his family have long waited for: A Brooklyn judge tossed out both Miller's conviction and the prosecution's original indictment, declaring Miller to be innocent.
Today, Miller will be joining us on The Indypendent News Hour for his first extended broadcast interview since last week's overturning of his murder conviction. Also joining us will be Indypendent Contributing Editor Theodore Hamm who has covered the cases of Miller and other falsely convicted men over many years. Since 2010, approximately 50 Brooklyn murder convictions have been overturned.