Beth Shelburne

George admits that he and Sharon had a volatile relationship, and because of that, Sharon had a protective order against him.

He says that one night, he and Sharon had an argument in person, violating the protective order.

George says he left after the argument and Sharon called police.

But Violet Ellison later testified that she heard and saw the whole thing firsthand.

George tells us he decided to plead guilty to breaking Sharon's protective order to wash his hands of the whole situation.

He says he hasn't seen Sharon, Violet Ellison, or her son Red in years.

George admits to physical fights with Sharon, but it seems like his descriptions of these fights minimize the violence.

We know there is another side to the story, but Sharon doesn't respond to our interview requests.

I tell George about Violet Ellison's involvement into Forrest Johnson's conviction and the $5,000 reward she was paid in secret.

But he says Violet Ellison has an even stronger motivation than money.

Her son, Red.

Multiple sources tell me that Red is a longtime drug user, and court records show that he's been in and out of jail.

George says that Violet Ellison enabled her son.

I leave the interview with George Holloway wondering, could Red's legal issues have motivated Violet Ellison to get involved with police?

Was she after leniency for her son?

A search of public court records shows that Red has a lengthy list of misdemeanor and felony convictions on his record, going back to 1980.

But I checked with the Alabama Department of Corrections, and they have no record of him ever serving time in prison.

This tracks with what one of Violet Ellison's neighbors told me.

that Red is often in trouble, but he's like Teflon.

Nothing sticks.