it's also the area where michelle schofield went missing. rs after judge cupp handed me that business card, who knew that i'd be sitting here working on a nine-part podcast series? it's the evening of february 24th, 1987. michelle has yet to show up at vince's house. minutes turn into hours. still no michelle. >> this is where michelle worked. >> right. this is tom's restaurant. she clocked off at 8:00 p.m., and that was her last shift. 9:45 p.m., she made a phone call from right on the side of that gas station. >> how long would it have taken for michelle to leave that phone booth right there to where she was picking up leo? >> it's only a few miles away. she should've been there within 15 minutes. >> but she never showed up. >> she never showed up. >> i expected her no later than 10:00. and that's the thing -- there's no way michelle calls me at 9:45 and says she's coming to get me, and then not doing it. >> so, she was an hour and a half, at least, past when she should've been there? >> already. already. so, i called my dad. my dad said, "

leo schofield was convicted three decades ago in the killing of his wife michelle. at down with amy. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. schofield was convicted despite zero physical evidence linking him to the murder, and now those new gots include the identification of fingerprints and a confession from another convicted killer. i spoke to leo and his family who have made it their mission to exonerate him. leo schofield serving a life sentence convicted in 1989 of killing his wife, michelle, but new evidence reveals information that his supporters say could exonerate him, including a confession from another man. it was the night of february 24, 1987. >> she was supposed to meet me back there at 8:00 that night when she got off. >> it wasn't until 9:45 p.m. that you heard from michelle? >> right. 9:45 michelle called. she told me she made $13 in tips and she got $3 worth of gas and wanted to know if i wanted her to get something from mcdonald's. i said, no, just pick me up. >> reporter: leo told michelle to meet them at their friends' home, but michelle ne