Deborah Roberts

Let's talk about that, because Robert Springsteen was actually eventually tried and sentenced to death.

Michael Scott was sentenced to life in prison.

And everybody seemed to think the case was solved.

I mean, they were convicted and the family even sort of, I guess, finally breathed a sigh of relief, right?

Yes.

Yeah.

So that that goes on and everybody thinks that this case has been solved.

And sadly, you know, maybe that's the end of it.

So the Texas appeals court then overturns both Scott and Springsteen's convictions because of some technicalities about cross-examining witnesses.

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.