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scene. >> six people were convicted, including eric glisson. >> you actually think they read the wrong verdict. >> then divine intervention through a nun he called grandma. >> eric would say, "grandma, i think this all happening for a reason. " >> maybe a nun could help him get into heaven, but could she help him get out of prison? what she helped him do was get a lawyer, and together they hunted for the truth. >> this is the one case that has kept me up at night for six years. >> he s...

Now and didnt know her then. >> when trial started, the officers was bringing us up to the court and one of the officers says this is watkins. i said, cathy watkins? she said yeah, who are you? i said, im eric glisson. how are you involved this? she says, i dont know. how are you involved? whats going on? we both didnt know. we was confused. >> now, 18 years later, assistant district attorney nicole keary says her office believes there may have been an injustice. but only agrees to release gliss...

Believes there may have been an injustice. but only agrees to release glisson and watkins if they wear monitor bracelets as the d. a.s office continues to investigate. >> we have made a decision to take this unprecedented as you know, judge, and exceptional step that we are going to consent to the conditional vacating of the conviction for these two defendants, and the condition being that the defendants do wear those electronic monitoring bracelets. >> all thats left now is for the judge to mak...

Him out of jail. >> eric walks into the courtroom. >> number 4 and 5 on the calendar, eric glisson and kathie watkins. >> standing next to him is cathy watkins, the only woman of the bronx six. like eric, she was tried only for the cab drivers murder and in 1997 they went on trial together. eric says he doesnt know her now and didnt know her then. >> when trial started, the officers was bringing us up to the court and one of the officers says this is watkins. i said, cathy watkins? she said yeah...