cleared. mark potter has the latest on this effort. reporter: a hearing scheduled for january 21st was requested by advocates hoping to clear the name of george stinney jr., executed in 1944. a law firm, and film maker and south carolina historian argue that stinney s trial was a tra vesty of justice and he was framed and not guilty. the events leading to the execution of 14-year-old george stinney jr. began in the tiny mill town of south carolina. in march of 1944, two white girls ages 11 and 7 were beaten to death while picking wild flowers along the railroad tracks separating the white and black sections of town. historian george fryer said the bodies were found in the creek bed in this general area and they had been brutally murdered. reporter: shortly after they arrested george stinney jr. and
and no appeal. now some attorneys, historian and film maker are trying to clear steny s name. the events leading to the execution of 14-year-old george steny jr. began in the tiny milltown of south carolina. in march of 1944, two white girls ages 11 and 17 were beaten to death while picking wild flowers along the railroad tracks separating the white and black sections of town. historian george fryerson. bodies were found in a creek bed in this general area. they had been brutally murdered. reporter: shortly afterward they arrested george steny jr. and claimed he gave an oral confession. his family was run out of town and he was tried for murder in this courthouse packed with whites only. ray brown, who is producing a movie about the case, says the real killer got away and the trial was a sham. it was a situation where he clearly was railroaded, there