john grisham who is deborah carter. she was a although old journalism cocktail, among other jobs. 2122 years old in oklahoma, who was in december of 1981 raped and murdered in a very, very brutal episode. and it took the police, ada five years to solve her crime. they thought they solved it. the they got the wrong guys and. they convicted the wrong guys and sent them prison, said one to death row, run williams someone to death row. he had never met deborah carter and he spent. 11 years in prison and was exonerated. ten years ago. 1999, almost ten years. exactly. but he spent a total years in prison for the murder of. deborah carter. i never met her. who was ron williams? ron williamson was a man i never met. i never heard of him. he was one of the first big notorious dna exonerations in. the late nineties. um, and i met him when i read his obituary. so i never got to see him. obviously. but he was a fascinating character when he was younger. many people in his small corner of oklahoma, emma thought ron was the next mick

but he spent a total 12 years in prison for the murder of deborah carter. they never met. who was ron williamson? ron williamson was a man never met. i never heard of. he was one of the first big notorious exonerations in the late nineties. um, and i met him when i read his obituary. so i never got to see him. obviously. but he was a fascinating character. when he was younger, many people in his small corner of oklahoma thought ron was the next mickey mantle. and ron certainly thought so. he had had a nice ego and he was a second round draft pick in 1972 of the oakland a's and went off to seek major league glory and thought he was going to make it. never came close had a bunch of injuries, didn't take care of himself started drinking and drugging and you know pretty pretty lifestyle. crash and burn in the minor leagues when he was 25 or 26 years old and began showing the first signs of some type of mental that was eventually diagnosed as as being bipolar. all the wheels came off for ron williamson. he didn't help himself. it was a lot of self-medicating with booze and drug

deborah roberts report. >>> there is news coming in tonight about former first lady rose lynn carter hospice care. >>> a scathing ethics report that found george santos spent money on botox. >>> the story of the hiker who died on the trail and the dog who stayed with her owner right by his side for several weeks. tonight, how that dog is doing. also on a friday night, dolly parton, rock star. ♪ i can't get no satisfaction >> she promised a rock album after being inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. sting, paul mccartney, elton john joining her. >>> and tonight, someone you met this week. what he showed us struck a cord, and what so many of you did. who is our person of the >> david: good evening. great to have with us. we do begin with the breaking news, the shooting at a hospital in concord, new hampshire. an armed man opening fire in the lobby. multiple law enforcement agencies responding. officers locking the new hampshire hospital down. a security guard was shot and wounded. officers then moving in to take down the shooter. abc's senior investigative reporter aaron katersky leading us off with what

deborah roberts reporting. >>> there is news coming in tonight about former first lady rosalynn carter entering hospice care. what we learned tonight. >>> 24 hours after the scathing ethics report on congressman george santos that determined he spent campaign money on trips to las vegas, rent, botox, the new move tonight to expel him from congress. >>> the story of the hiker who died on the trail and the dog who stayed with her owner right by his side for several weeks. tonight, how that dog is doing. >>> also on a friday night, dolly parton, rock star. ♪ i can't get no satisfaction ♪ >> david: she promised a rock album after being inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. sting, paul mccartney, elton john all joining her. >>> and tonight here, someone you met right here this week. what he showed us struck a chord, and what so many of you did. who is our person of the week? >> david: good evening. great to have with us as we near the end of another week together. we do begin with the breaking news, the shooting at a hospital in concord, new hampshire. an armed man opening fire in the lobby. multiple law