system doesn t want to acknowledge that they made a mistake, but you made a mistake. the detective was like you re gonna tell us who did this and i was like, i didn t do anything. to hear the judge say guilty. everything just froze. two brothers convicted of murder their fight back against the justice system. twice is a pattern, pattern of how to gain a conviction. they knew they were innocent and the question was do we have enough. you have several witnesses saying their testimony was coerced, can they all be lying? if i have to die in this situation, let it be said that i died trying to prove that i was an innocent man, never that i gave up. never. hello and welcome to dateline, imagine spending nearly your entire adult life for a crime you did not commit, the minute the man you re about to meet say that that nightmare felt all too real to a decades long journey to prove their innocence they face roadblocks, giving up was not an option but would their fi
Mistake. The detective was like you will tell us you did this, and im like man, i didnt do anything. You hear the judge say guilty everything froze. Two brothers convicted of murder fight back against the justice system. Twice as a pattern, a pattern of how to gain a conviction. I knew they were innocent and the question was do we have enough . You have witnesses saying the testimony was coalhurst, can they will be lying . If i have to die in this situation, led it to be said that i would die trying to prove that i was an innocent man. Never that i gave up. Never. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Imagine spending nearly your entire adult life, behind bars for a crime you did not commit. The men that you are about to me, say that nightmare felt all too real. Three decades long journey to prove their innocence, they face countenance roadblocks. Giving up was not an option. But, with their fight lead to freedom . Here is, the long road to freedom. Tulsa, oklahoma. Look at a list of top pla
him. i did not fear him. and i felt kinda safe with him. feeling safe, was rare, in north tulsa. this was where the poorest of the poor lived. a place with very few social services, but lots of crack cocaine, and gang violence. the night of august 3rd, 1990, was typical, on the corner of atlanta and forth. a gun was fired. cory says, he happened to be driving through. i looked to where the shot came from, and i saw the dude fall. and as we got right there, and i looked and saw his chest was still moving, he was still breathing, and i was like, man, somebody call an ambulance for him. when police arrived, they found this man, 29-year-old james, a small time drug dealer, dead on the sidewalk, he had been shot once in the chest, and robbed. police stopped quarry at the
hand, was life. malcolm caught the football bug, from cory. who was his older half brother, and best friend. we have a beautiful relationship. my mama would tell, me he is crazy about you. he would do everything you do. as a young teenager, malcolm dealt with a father, who struggled with alcohol addiction. and sometimes abused him. cory, was his safe haven. i had to protect him. did he kind of start to play the role of dad? i could better relate to him. i did not fear him. and i felt safe with him. feeling safe, was rare, in north tulsa. this was where the poorest of the poor lived. a place with very few social services, but lots of crack cocaine, in gang violence. the night of august 3rd, 1990, was typical, on the corner of
i was really big into sports, like, i love, you know, me getting a hold of a football in my hand and running was, like, you know, life. malcolm caught the football bug from corey, who was his older half-brother and best friend. we have a beautiful relationship. my mama will tell me, you know, he s crazy about you. he do everything you do. as a young teenager malcolm dealt with a father who struggled with alcohol addiction and sometimes abused him. corey was his safe haven. i had to protect him. did he kind of start to play the role of dad? i could better relate to him. i didn t fear him. and i felt kind of safe with him. feeling safe was rare in north tulsa. this was where the poorest of the poor lived. a place with very few social services but lots of crack cocaine and gang violence. the night of august 3rd,