, if not implausible for george stinney jr.ve done what the government said he did. >> the motion claims there is no physical evidence, no written record of the confession, no witnesses and no trial transcript. stinney's brother and sister say he was with his family at the time of the killings. >> and you had a virtual mob outside of the courthouse putting the pressure on this jury because they weren't there to see george stinney acquitted. they were there to see him convicted. >> advocates say the time has come to right a historic wrong. >> this was a courthouse lynching and i want apology for putting one of his citizens to death. >> his body rests in an unmarked grave in this baptist cemetery. advocates hope by the end of the year they'll get a new day in court. >> there were three tragedies in the case, including the deaths of the little girls, who would be 80 and 76 years old today had they lived. recently a man in new york came forward claiming to have been stinney's cell mating saying he told him he was innocent but feare

he remembers when the 95-year-old geor95-pound george stinney came in.ectric chair for a long time. he moved to and lived in thork for 60 years or so. the lawyers in the case have interviewed this man since we posted our video story on thegrio.com. he provided a witness affidavit. no witness withes, not a lot of physical evidence, if any. this man's story could definitely strengthen the case and the push for a new trial. >> i'm glad you are covering it. come on back next month to let us know what happens when it gets under way. >> thank you, alex. >>> that's a wrap of this hour of "weekends with alex witt." up next, "taking the hill" with patrick murphy. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many wit