flom believes velasquez when he says he's innocent. >> he's a wonderful person.right now in obtaining clemency possibly. we did a podcast in the end of january. >> the suspect they were looking for was a black male with dreads. right? >> right. >> have you ever been a black male or had dreads? >> maybe in another life. >> they built a case against him which when you look at the facts makes absolutely no sense. >> reporter: flom's pursuit of justice seems to be in his dna. his father, joseph flom, was a prominent mergers and acquisitions attorney. your dad was a lawyer. big-time lawyer, actually. >> he was a great inspiration to me. he said do whatever you want to do. try to be the best at it. but just make the world a better place. >> reporter: he wanted to be a rock star, but his mom said he need odd a real job, so he started at the bottom of the music industry ladder, hanging up posters in record stores. >> staple gun and double-sided tape. the tools of the trade, right? i was able to find a band and convince my boss to sign them. we put the record out, and it