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
officers was bringing us up to the court and one of the officer s says this is watkins. i said, cathy watkins? she said yeah, who are you? i said, i m eric glisson. how are you involved this? she says, i don t know. how are you involved? what s going on? we both didn t know. we was confused. now, 18 years later, assistant district attorney nicole keary says her office believes there may have been an injustice. but only agrees to release glisson and watkins if they wear monitor bracelets as the d. a. s office continues to investigate. we have made a decision to take this unprecedented as you know, judge, and exceptional step that we are going to consent to the conditional vacating of the conviction for these two defendants, and the condition being that the defendants do wear those electronic monitoring bracelets. all that s left now is for the judge to make it official. the record will reflect that the conditional vacater of the
now and didn t know her then. when trial started, the officers was bringing us up to the court and one of the officer s says this is watkins. i said, cathy watkins? she said yeah, who are you? i said, i m eric glisson. how are you involved this? she says, i don t know. how are you involved? what s going on? we both didn t know. we was confused. now, 18 years later, assistant district attorney nicole keary says her office believes there may have been an injustice. but only agrees to release glisson and watkins if they wear monitor bracelets as the d. a. s office continues to investigate. we have made a decision to take this unprecedented as you know, judge, and exceptional step that we are going to consent to the conditional vacating of the conviction for these two defendants, and the condition being that the defendants do wear those electronic monitoring bracelets. all that s left now is for the judge to make it official. the record will reflect that the conditional vacater o
release glisson and watkins if they wear monitor bracelets as the d. a. s office continues to investigate. we have made a decision to take this unprecedented as you know, judge, and exceptional step that we are going to consent to the conditional vacating of the conviction for these two defendants, and the condition being that the defendants do wear those electronic monitoring bracelets. all that s left now is for the judge to make it official. the record will reflect that the conditional vacater of the conviction as to mr. glisson and miss watkins is granted and each defendant is released on their own recognizance. [applause] eric s friends and family and the news media are waiting for him outside. and now, for the first time in nearly two decades, eric glisson is about to take his first steps as a free man. eric, what is your emotion
believes there may have been an injustice. but only agrees to release glisson and watkins if they wear monitor bracelets as the d. a. s office continues to investigate. we have made a decision to take this unprecedented as you know, judge, and exceptional step that we are going to consent to the conditional vacating of the conviction for these two defendants, and the condition being that the defendants do wear those electronic monitoring bracelets. all that s left now is for the judge to make it official. the record will reflect that the conditional vacater of the conviction as to mr. glisson and miss watkins is granted and each defendant is released on their own recognizance. [applause] eric s friends and family and the news media are waiting for him outside. and now, for the first time in nearly two