at least he is free now. >> ruben cantu was an innocent man. young man. convict him, nothing much whatsoever. but he's executed. >> richard reyna was not able to save ruben's life. because the naacp hadn't hired him to investigate the case until ten years after ruben's execution. >> as long as no one is held accountable, these things are going to continue. people are going to be falsely accused, sentenced to die or even executed. >> my brother was innocent. and i just want his name cured. when it all comes out, i want the state of texas to come out and make it public and apologize to our family. the district attorney said, all we want is money. it ain't about the money. all the money in the world is not going to bring my brother back. but at least i'll have comfort knowing he's been cleared. >> while this case wasn't brght to lise olsen until 11 years after ruben was killed, for her, the stakes were clear. >> there's never been an executed offender in modern history exonerated. it was something that was going to be historic. it was going to be a story tha