utico's case, as your sister talks about, exposed many flaws.fication. i mean, according to the report, he was handcuffed, already, a flashlight in his face for 15 minutes. he said, himself, that they were trying to get him to identify him and at that time, louisiana allowed criminal convictions without even a unanimous verdict. and then, ya had bad lawyering, as he's spoken about. so, i mean, was the justice system just totally stacked against utico? >> it was, 100%, stacked. and you listed the trifecta of things that contributed to his wrongful wrongful conviction, and i will say that when my sister asked me to look at this case, initially, i was reluctant only because i don't have a bar card. i had never -- in louisiana, i had never been there. and i thought, well, what could i possibly do? but then, i realized, about ten minutes into reviewing this case, i just knew with this really sickening certainty that he was innocent. and that was, basically, the next two years of all of our lives was proving that that was true. and i will say, that th

. >>> the story of utico riley.two women picked up the torch in fighting for his exoneration. joining me now, utico bradley and the writer about the case. and her sister. utico, emily, laura, i'm so glad you're here to share this story. utico i want to start with you. you fought nearly nine years for your innocence. the justice system failed you at every single turn. did you ever lose hope that you one day would be exonerated? >> i'm going to be honest with you, laura. at times, the whole, it never was lost, clearly i never just gave up. >> what kept you going? >> it's just, i mean a number of things, but like just the most thing i can say, like,ki never get comfortable in that environment, like, like the environment that i was in. i could never fit in. like i always stuck out. >> well, you stuck out, yutico, because you did not commit the crime, right? the idea that you were there and just that profound statement of not being able to get used to. emily, yutico reached out to you for help in a letter that you may ha