that this can't be true. >> the nypd was quite proud of detectives don nelly and aiello's work. so proud that five months after allowed the detectives to be featured in "new york" magazine about how they amazingly cracked the cases. >> how the detectives could have believed that and decided to run with this and send them to jail for the rest of their lives on the basis of this garbage still shocks me today. >> all these years later, attorney cross knew his opinion of the detective work in this case wasn't going to free eric glisson or anyone else. >> i think the only kind of evidence that's going to sway a court is if we can point to who the real killers are. >> that was quite a lot to hope for. but from behind bars, eric glisson was already on the trail. >> i got some documents and so i see this guy's name keeps coming up. >>> a surprise visitor and an answered prayer. >> he said, i'm sorry. i know you're innocent. i know the guys who committed >> when "dateline" continues. now you can create your own tour of italy at olive garden, starting at $12.99. choose 3 of 10 favorites t

``eastbound so, detectives don ``nelly and aiello went with what ``they had and closed both murder ``cases. ``within three weeks, they ``arrested their suspects and the ``bronx district attorney tried ``them. ``in all, six people were ``convicted. ``we'll call them the bronx six. ``five men and a woman. ``all sent away facing 25 to life. ``one of them was eric glisson. ``what's it like to hear that ``>> it is like a shot in the ``chest. ``it is like your heart just ``melts. ``just dissolves. ``know, they read the wrong ``verdict. ``that this can't be true. ``>> the nypd was quite proud of ``detectives don nelly and ``aiello's work. ``so proud that five months after ``the arrests the department ``allowed the detectives to be ``about how they amazingly cracked ``the cases. ``>> how the detectives could have ``believed that and decided to run ``with this and send them to jail ``for the rest of their lives on ``the basis of this garbage still ``shocks me today. ``>> all these years later, ``attorney cross knew his opinion ``of the detective work in this ``case wasn't going to free eric ``

i mean, it's just incredible testimony.d cross even more, detective don nelly never looked at the crime scene from check out what witnesses say? >> you would think so. e early on in this case and they rode that horse and they weren't going to change direction. >> we wanted to speak with . she died of a drug overdose in 2002. other than her testimony, tlefs nothing, that tied eric or the others to the cab driver's murder.ives don they had and closed both murder cases. within three weeks, they suspects and the bronx district attorney tried in all, six people were convicted.bronx six. five men and a woman. all sent away facing 25 to life.hem was eric glisson. what's it like to hear that verdict read? >> it is like a shot in the chest.t just melts. you actually think that, you the wrong verdict. that this can't be true. >> the nypd was quite proud of and aiello's work. so proud that five months after the arrests the department be featured in "new york" magazine about how they amazingly cracked the cases. >> how the detectives could havecided to run with this and send them to jail for the re