Dateline NBC will air their story about Eric Volz tonight, April 22nd. The show airs in Nashville at 6:00PM on Channel 4, WSMV here in Nashville. Check your local listings for the time in your area. Keith Morrison's preview of the story, Is Eric Volz in Jail Because of Nicaraguan Anger at America? includes the following:
"In this case, the defendant's apparently impeccable alibi, supported by no fewer than 10 people, is thrown out by the judge, as angry crowds chant for his conviction, and threaten to lynch him. It's a case in which the defendant hires his own armed guards, and still is chased through town by the mob.
Now, his fate is in the hands of a panel of judges set to review the evidence and hear his appeal. They could affirm his 30-year jail sentence, order a new trial, or set him free. "In this country," an observer told us,"this case is like O.J. Simpson." In a matter of days, much of Nicaragua will be watching to see what happens to Eric Volz."
What has not been widely publicized is the Nashville connection to Eric's case. Eric's stepfather lives in Nashville and has been in Nicaragua for several months working on Eric's legal case. He resigned from his position at Belmont so that he could be where he needed to be in order to do the most good. What he has sacrificed in order to see that justice is served is unimaginable...his job, his finances, his time in a foreign country. He deserves our financial and prayerful support.
Today Show Interview from March 29, 2007:
CNN Coverage:
On Monday night, CNN Anderson Cooper 360 is scheduled to air their Eric Volz story.