mr. ericson. >> kathleen zellner, an attorney who won many wrongful conviction cases took the case pro bono ericson's wanted ryan's attorneys to scum mecome with him. >> reporter: with the camera rolling, ericson read a statement admitting he had not been truthful in his testimony against ryan. >> things happened much differently than i previously stated. i regret now that i put an innocent man through that. he didn't deserve it. >> reporter: ryan got a new court hearing. in april ericson tested my he learned about ryan ferguson during the trial. >> man, i lied to everybody. >> would you state your full name for the record. >> jerry dwight trump. >> reporter: then the janitor, the only other eyewitness to implicate ryan took the stand and admit hemitted he lied at t trial. a convicted sex offend teer. >> i would look to haike to hav forgiveness from ryan. and his family. >> reporter: at that point, do you think to yourself -- >> we've got to win. he has the got to be released. >> absolutely. we were almost delirious. >> reporter: it didn't happen. >> it did not happen. >> reporter: the judg