The State and a panel of educators featured on “The Wrong Walk Home” podcast will host an event looking at Willie Leaphart’s story at River Bluff High School at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5.

“The Wrong Walk Home: The Lynching of Willie Leaphart,” a new podcast series from The State and McClatchy, examines a 130-year-old mystery about the wrongful conviction and ultimate murder of ...

Willie Leaphart’s 1890 lynching in Lexington South Carolina and the search for justice is the subject of the podcast “The Wrong Walk Home.” ...

“The Wrong Walk Home: The Lynching of Willie Leaphart,” a new podcast series from The State and McClatchy, examines a 130-year-old mystery about the wrongful conviction and ultimate murder of ...

“The Wrong Walk Home: The Lynching of Willie Leaphart,” a new podcast series from The State and McClatchy, examines a 130-year-old mystery about the wrongful conviction and ultimate murder of ...

Join us for this in-person event with the reporter and community members who created this podcast that delves into the lynching of a Black teenager in 1890.

It’s been more than 130 years since Willie Leaphart was lynched in Lexington, SC, on a false accusation of rape. Why is justice for him so elusive?

In the small town of Lexington, SC, secrets, lies and racism came together to take away a young Black man’s freedom and ultimately, his life.