priority: you >>> starkville, mississippi, may 12th, 20 03. 13-year-old tyler edmonds tells the sheriffies a curious tale about helping his half sister, christie folger, fatally shoot her husband, joey, in his sleep. according to tyler, the siblings accomplished the task by holding a 22 caliber bolt action rifle at the same time. >> right hand, like right here? >> tyler would later contend the story is false. and christie is the real killer. his concocted confession he says because he believes authorities will show her leniency if he's willing to share the blame. >> going to let you get with your mom, okay? >> as the interrogation ends, tyler expects to return home with his mother, and instead he's taken to a jail cell. his mind racing. >> why are they doing this to me? my sister said nothing would happen to me. surely she didn't do this on purpose, you know, and then finally come into the realization she had in fact done it on purpose. >> in order to remedy his mistake, tyler says he sends a letter to sheriff dolph brian. four days after the confession, the sheriff invites the boy into