A shooting and a police chase
William Tovar was shot in Los Angeles. Police later stopped the Cadillac Luis was driving with Hector Cuellar inside. Luis says he knew nothing about the shooting when he gave Hector a ride.
A PRISON AUDIO ORIGINAL · CALIFORNIA
THE STORY
DIDN'T END
AT THE CRASH.
Luis Miguel Salinas is serving 44 years to life for attempted murder. He maintains that he did not shoot the victim. Twenty episodes let you hear his account, the public record, and the evidence his advocates say deserves a new look.
Luis's Voice is a clearly disclosed AI conversation using Luis's consented voice clone. It is not a live connection to prison.
44YEARS TO LIFE
2005ARRESTED
20CRASH EPISODES
1CASE WORTH READING
Luis maintains his innocence of the shooting. A jury convicted him, and the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment.
This campaign asks people to listen, examine both the court record and the later claims, and decide whether the case deserves renewed review.
THE CASE / 01
One night.
A lifetime.
The court record, Luis's account, and the later affidavits do not tell the same story. That conflict is the reason to look closer.
Convicted after a second trial
A jury convicted Luis of attempted murder and found gang and firearm enhancements true. The sentence was nine years, plus ten years, plus 25 years to life.
Judgment affirmed
The Court of Appeal found that giving an aiding-and-abetting instruction was error, but ruled the error nonprejudicial and affirmed the judgment.
Crash begins
Across 20 episodes, Luis traces his childhood, the arrest, two trials, lawyers, prison life, and the affidavits his campaign says support reopening the case.
The call is to examine
Prison Audio reports that Luis remains incarcerated at Pleasant Valley State Prison. His campaign continues to ask the public to study the record and support renewed review.
Accuracy boundary: “Free Luis” and “innocent” express Luis's maintained position and the campaign's advocacy. They are not findings made by a court. Episode transcripts are automated and may contain errors or multiple speakers.
THE QUESTIONS / 02
Why advocates
keep pushing.
The strongest version of this campaign is transparent about what is established, what is disputed, and what still needs legal review.
The identification changed.
Officers testified that Tovar identified Luis at the ambulance. The appellate opinion also records that Tovar later failed to identify Luis at a live lineup or in court and denied making the attributed identification.
No gun was recovered.
The appellate record says fragments indicated two weapons. Ammunition found in the Cadillac matched a caliber and manufacturer, but the opinion states that no firearm was recovered.
The appeal found an error.
The Court of Appeal agreed that the aiding-and-abetting instruction lacked evidentiary support, then held that the error did not prejudice the verdict.
Three affidavits are central to Crash.
Episodes 8, 9, and 10 present affidavits attributed to Hector, William, and “Betty.” The podcast says they support Luis's account. Their present legal status should be verified in the court file.
Don't take a slogan on faith.
Listen to the full series. Read the opinion. Ask harder questions.
Start with episode oneTHE PODCAST / 03
Twenty pieces
of the story.
From Westlake and Camp Kilpatrick to the two trials, affidavits, prison politics, and responsibility—Crash gives the case room to breathe.
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BEGIN HERE · 25 MIN
Play episode one Episode 1
Luis begins the story of the life, choices, arrest, and sentence that brought him here.
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25 MIN · Jul 8, 2023
Listen Episode 14
The area that Luis Miguel Salinas grew up in is Westlake Los Angeles. In this episode of CRASH Luis talks takes us through the streets of his old neighborhood highlighting where the crime took place, were his chase with the police went and he explains the various gangs in that neighborhood.
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24 MIN · Jul 7, 2023
Listen Episode 13
Creating this podcast means that Luis is sharing his life with the world, and the truth is not everyone is going to believe Luis’s story. In this episode of CRASH Luis talk about what parts of the crime he takes responsibility for and how he deals with people not believing him.
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16 MIN · Jul 2, 2023
Listen Episode 12
On July 11th Luis will be in court for a Franklin Hearing. In this episode Luis explains a bit about what that means and what will happen when he goes to court.
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29 MIN · Jun 27, 2023
Listen Episode 11
What evidence did the prosecution have against Luis? In this episode of CRASH Luis talks about the prosecution's case against him and how not only did the prosecutors not believe in him but the police and even his own lawyer thought he was guilty.
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16 MIN · Jun 27, 2023
Listen Episode 10
In this episode of CRASH Luis reads the affidavit that (Betty) The girl who was in the car with him the night of the shooting gave.
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38 MIN · Jun 27, 2023
Listen Episode 9
In this episode of CRASH Luis reads the affidavit that William, (the victim in the case) gave when he was interviewed by Luis’s lawyer.
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20 MIN · Jun 25, 2023
Listen Irene Morales Interview (Luis's Mom)
This emotional episode of CRASH features an interview with Luis’s mother, Irene Morales. Irene shares what it’s been like having her son sentenced to life in prison. This episode is in English and Spanish as Irene doesn't speak much English. A huge thank you to Brianna Miranda for helping us translate and making this possible.
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17 MIN · Jun 19, 2023
Listen Episode 8
In this episode of CRASH Luis reads the affidavit that Hector gave when he was interviewed by Luis’s lawyer. Hector confesses and confirms Luis’s story to be true.
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29 MIN · Jun 10, 2023
Listen Episode 7
Crash tells the story of Luis Meguel Salinas who is currently serving a life sentence in Pleasant Valley State Prison CA for attempted murder and gang enhancements. This episode covers the first part of Luis’s second trial. You can find us online Twitter:@PrisonAudio IG:PrisonAudio www.YouTube.com/@PrisonAudio
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50 MIN · Jun 10, 2023
Listen Episode 6
Crash tells the story of Luis Meguel Salinas who is currently serving a life sentence in Pleasant Valley State Prison CA for attempted murder and gang enhancements. This episode covers the first part of Luis’s second trial. You can find us online Twitter:@PrisonAudio IG:PrisonAudio www.YouTube.com/@PrisonAudio
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41 MIN · May 31, 2023
Listen Episode 5
Crash tells the story of Luis Meguel Salinas who is currently serving a life sentence in Pleasant Valley State Prison CA for attempted murder and gang enhancements. This episode covers Luis’s first trial. You can find us online Twitter:@PrisonAudio IG:PrisonAudio www.YouTube.com/@PrisonAudio
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35 MIN · May 26, 2023
Listen Lawyers - Part 2
This is part two of Luis Miguel Salinas talking about working on his appeal and the difficulties he had with lawyers along the way. Luis Miguel Salinas is serving 44 year to life in Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, CA. You can support here: https://www.change.org/ Check us out online at Twitter:@PrisonAudio IG:PrisonAudio www.YouTube.com/@PrisonAudio
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38 MIN · May 19, 2023
Listen Lawyers
Luis Miguel Salinas is serving 44 year to life in Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, CA. This is his story. In this bonus episode Luis talks a bit about working on his appeal and the difficulties he had with lawyers along the way. Check us out online at Twitter:@PrisonAudio IG:PrisonAudio www.YouTube.com/@PrisonAudio
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24 MIN · May 18, 2023
Listen Episode 4
This is the forth chapter in Luis's story, In the last episode of the show Luis had just been arested for attempted murder. In this episode he find himself at the begining of a very long court process. You can find us online at IG: PrisonAudio Twitter:@PrisonAudio www.YouTube.com/@PrisonAudio
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14 MIN · May 13, 2023
Listen Camp Kilpatrick
In this episode Luis talks more about the time he spent at Camp Killpatrick. Camp Kilpatrick is a juvenile detention camp located in the Santa Monica Mountains of western Los Angeles County, California. The camp is known for its sports program.
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12 MIN · May 8, 2023
Listen Breakfast in prison
This episode features part of a conversation that I recently had with Luis Miguel Salinas who is currently serving a 44 year to life sentence in Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California. We started talking about breakfast but ended up discussing the structure of prison politics. Enjoy!
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18 MIN · May 5, 2023
Listen Episode 3
In this episode Luis talk about the night he was arrested for attempted murder and we speak more about the LAPD's Rampart scandal
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31 MIN · Apr 28, 2023
Listen Episode 2
CRASH tells the story of Luis Miguel Salinas to learn more about Luis and his story please visit https://tinyurl.com/LuisMSchange
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26 MIN · Apr 20, 2023
Listen Episode 1
CRASH, Tells the story of Luis Miguel Salinas who is serving a 44 year to life sentnce in California.
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7 MIN · Apr 7, 2023
Listen CRASH Teaser Episode
We are still hard at work producing the first episode of CRASH! The first episode will be out on April 21st 2023, until please enjoy this teaser. In this clip Luis talks about joinging a gang at the age of 11.
ADVOCATE / OUTSIDETHE PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP / 04
Meet Perla.
Luis's advocate—and an advocate for people whose stories need daylight.
Freedom campaigns do not move on the work of incarcerated people alone. They move because people on the outside read, organize, share, follow up, and keep showing up after attention moves on. Perla does that work for Luis and for others.
“There's always something to stand up for. Pick a cause and make a difference!”Follow @_domainjustice on Instagram
LUIS'S VOICE / 05
Ask the case.
Hear the archive.
Luis's Voice is grounded in 20 Crash episodes, 199 timecoded transcript passages, the appellate opinion, and explicit source boundaries. Ask about his childhood, the night of the shooting, the trials, prison life, or the campaign.
✓ PROGRAMMED FOR LUIS ONLY✓ COURT / PODCAST / CAMPAIGN SOURCES KEPT DISTINCT✓ PRIVATE LOCAL MODEL✓ CONSENTED VOICE CLONE
LUIS'S VOICE
Disclosed AI conversation and consented voice clone—not a live line to Luis · Programmed for Luis alone from his identity, Crash interviews, and case sources · No substitute voice · Not legal advice
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