scene. six people were convicted, including eric glisson. you actually think they read the wrong verdict. then divine intervention through a nun he called grandma. eric would say, grandma, i think this all happening for a reason. maybe a nun could help him get into heaven, but could she help him get out of prison? what she helped him do was get a lawyer, and together they hunted for the truth. this is the one case that has kept me up at night for six years. he says i know you re innocent, i know the guys who committed this crime. will justice finally arrive? hello and welcome to dateline. eric glisson was just 20 years old when he was convicted of a murder that sent hello and welcome to dateline. eric glisson was just 20 years old when he was convicted of a murder that sent shockwaves through his neighborhood. a crime he insisted he did not commit. to clear his name eric would have to find the real killers, following clues from the confines of his cel
i need to get home to her and be a father. eric often shared his story with sister joanna. over time, she felt compelled to do something, anything for him. so she called the only lawyer she knew. the first person i could think of was mr. peter cross. i trust her judgment. to me it was worth investing my time in. attorney peter cross agreed to at least see if there was some truth to eric s story. but there was still one problem. this is not the kind of law you normally practice. no, not at all. i m a corporate lawyer. i do corporate litigation. i don t do criminal work. charmaine chester was peter s assistant. this was also new territory for her. out of the blue one day, i get this call. you have a collect call from an inmate at sing sing correctional facility. i m like, okay. soon she found herself spending hours on the phone with the inmate. at first it was all, you know, business, case, case. by the time you talk to somebody
i need to get home to her and be a father. eric often shared his story with sister joanna. over time, she felt compelled to do something, anything for him. so she called the only lawyer she knew. the first person i could think of was mr. peter cross. i trust her judgment. to me it was worth investing my time in. attorney peter cross agreed to at least see if there was some truth to eric s story. but there was still one problem. this is not the kind of law you normally practice. no, not at all. i m a corporate lawyer. i do corporate litigation. i don t do criminal work. charmaine chester was peter s assistant. this was also new territory for her. out of the blue one day, i get this call. you have a collect call from an inmate at sing sing correctional facility. i m like, okay. soon she found herself spending hours on the phone with the inmate. at first it was all, you know, business, case, case. by the time you talk to somebody
i trust her judgment. to me it was worth investing my time in. attorney peter cross agreed to at least see if there was some truth to eric s story. but there was still one problem. this is not the kind of law you normally practice. no, not at all. i m a corporate lawyer. i do corporate litigation. i don t do criminal work. charmaine chester was peter s assistant. this was also new territory for her. out of the blue one day, i get this call. you have a collect call from an inmate at sing sing correctional facility. i m like, okay. soon she found herself spending hours on the phone with the inmate. at first it was all, you know, business, case, case. by the time you talk to somebody every day, personal things start to slip in. friendship. friendship. in the meantime, her boss was checking out eric s claims of innocence. did you believe it at the beginning? i m not going to say i didn t disbelieve him. it s just i m practicing law for a listening time. okay? and
it was worth investing my time in. attorney peter cross agreed to at least see if there was some truth to eric s story. but there was still one problem. this is not the kind of law you normally practice. no, not at all. i m a corporate lawyer. i do corporate litigation. i don t do criminal work. charmaine chester was peter s assistant. this was also new territory for her. out of the blue one day, i get this call. you have a collect call from an inmate at sing sing correctional facility. i m like, okay. soon she found herself spending hours on the phone with the inmate. at first it was all, you know, business, case, case. by the time you talk to somebody every day, personal things start to slip in. friendship. friendship. in the meantime, her boss was checking out eric s claims of innocence. did you believe it at the beginning?