This is Kenny Waters.
His neighbor, Katharina Brow, was brutally killed and for two years, nobody was caught.
Then, another neighbor came forward and told police that Kenny confessed to him that he’d murdered Katharina. He did this intentionally so that he could get the cash prize for information leading to this arrest.
The neighbor referred police to another woman who supposedly had corroborating information.
When confronted, she said she didn’t. But then they threatened to take her children away and imprison her if she didn’t come clean—and so she did, telling them Kenny said he’d stabbed the woman to death to get her money and jewelry.
This led to Kenny being convicted and imprisoned for murder—despite there being no direct physical evidence or proof he’d done it.
He spent 18 years in prison, all trying to prove his innocence. But it wasn’t enough.
Fortunately for him, his sister was quietly studying law in the background, and eventually went to law school. All to prove his innocence.
Which she did using new DNA testing techniques to prove that the hairs found on the scene, and the murder weapon, didn’t belong to Kenny.
And he was set free.
Sadly, he passed away six months after his release from an accidental fall and head injury. But he at least died knowing someone loved him enough to fight this until the end.