Deborah Roberts

And at that point, of course, we didn't have modern DNA like we do right now.

But the charges ultimately against all of these folks would be dismissed.

You know, one man could have been put to death and clearly the wrong people were behind bars.

That was also difficult for the family, too.

We talk about in our piece in 2020, you know, having thought that this case was put to rest and now they don't know what to believe.

But the court did say that it was not, but these were not the right people.

Yeah.

So ultimately, all of these folks were dismissed.

And there was just recently a hearing that formally cleared all of their names.

What was your reaction?

And Brashears is a name that's going to factor later on.

We'll talk a little bit.

But I want to hear from you because I'm sure our listeners and viewers out there will want to know when you think about false confessions, why would anybody confess?

And why would anybody even try to implicate themselves into a heinous crime, which you could wind up going to prison for life or possibly, you know, being put to death?

I mean, that is something that nobody can really understand.

Yeah.

And in this case too, when we talk about the individuals here, there was a lot of interrogation and all of that.

You call it the Nostradamus effect?

You're bound to find something that's going to be true.

Yeah, yeah.