around town that justine was dead to know that the last moment she spent in this earth, she wasn t so much fear. it s not fair. if he still out there he could still be plotting, he coul still be hunting who s next? jessie gave her all to everything she did. she s on a mission. her whole life and the someone took it all away i was like, jessie? nothing. i giggled through a little bit and then i knew, this is not good what s the problem? my daughter won t wake up she had been murdered in he own bed after coming home from a pool party, a party that hadn t been all fun and games. she was 19 and these were men in their 40s we want to talk to them. did something happen at tha party? what was happening around th small town i remember someone runnin behind, me that i noticed he had a knife in his hand. someone was stalking youn women. it was either i try to save myself or let this guy d whatever he wants to me. his dreams were there nightmares there were
and i pray to god. i say, you know, i don t wan to live. it was a crime that engulfe the city, a young touris murdered he was stabbed trying to protect his mother we had to get everyone. seven teams convicted one says he s innocent you don t have to believe me look at the facts in this case now we are doing just tha tracking down witnesses. he was shaking. he started crying revisiting evidence - the most emotional thing wa reading the letter is he telling the truth or lying to win his freedom? we are about to find out this is a perry mason moment right, she s a surprise t everyone hello, and welcome to dateline in the late 19 80s, robberies, muggings, and even murders wer a sad reality of life in new york city. then, in 1990, a tourist was stabbed while trying to protec his family the public demanded action and then got it. police made arrests and pu suspects behind bars but one of the man convicted said he wasn t there was an innocent man in jail
one of the first things h did was reach out to the other man convicted of this crime, they were also imprisoned. i interviewed lamar alice who actually stabbed rya watkins, i interviewed fernandez, who - both said johnny was not hughes also watch the original interrogation videos, and for the first time, he saw how that other suspect tol cots that hincapie and another team we re not at the crim scene. they ll needed money? no, johnny and kevin left he was wasn t free, especially when he heard the suspects say a second time tha hincapie was not involved. so there were eight peopl surrounding no, there was six six, okay the law a team in cap ea journey never saw. the more investigated it, the more i can t believe tha he might be telling the truth.
agreed to reopen the case. you people versus johnn hincapie in february of 2015, the hearing was called t order. with this proceeding, th burden was on some hincapie attorneys ron kuby and his co-counsel leah busby to convince judge eduardo padro that his conviction should b vacated. who is your witness, what d you need to prove? louise montero was the firs witness. he was there to prove that h saw johnny at the time the crime took place, and johnny wasn t there how long had you known him? maybe a year, give or take. montero testified he wa also on the subway, headed t the dance club what was your relationshi with mr. hincapie like we knew each other. we know each other the good. in fact, they haven t see each other or spoken since then i m joe understand montero
bombshell. a new witness said he knew the truth, but could they get judge to hear? it continuing with tipping point, here s lester holt. the mystery of what happene on the subway platform so long ago, took a new twist with a new witness named luis montero this is a three level savoi station. montero had been in the subway station during the crime, and told attorney ron kuby a story that backed up johnn hincapie s account of the nigh brian watkins was stabbed. montero establishes not onl did johnny not participate i the attack, he could not hav participated in the attack and that s established by what louise saw were from wher we re standing that s right. based on what her story could be filed a motion for new hearing. 24 years after he went away, hincapie got his wish. a manhattan supreme court judg