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>> that was pretty powerful for him to do that, considering his circumstances. nothing to gain. >> but rocky's admission wasn't enough to undo robert's confession. >> and then seven years into robert's prison sentence, rosenfield answered a phone call. and there she was. laura nirider of northwestern university's innocence project is a leading expert in false confessions by young people. she had heard about robert's case and offered to help. and help us understand what happened to robert as we watched the interrogation unfold. >> this is one of the most intense interrogations i have ever seen....

Rosenfield answered a phone call. and there she was. laura nirider of northwestern university's innocence project is a leading expert in false confessions by young people. she had heard about robert's case and offered to help. and help us understand what happened to robert as we watched the interrogation unfold. >> this is one of the most intense interrogations i have ever seen. >> you have the right to remain silent. anything you say can and will be used against you. >> you have these officers very, very close to robert. he is a big guy. pushed into that corner. increasing the pressure withou...

Confessing. >> but by 8:00 a.m., six hours after the interrogation began, randy snead has his confession. >> what you said tonight -- or this morning to me, is that a true and accurate statement? >> yes. >> okay. >> when rosenfield delivered a clemency petition to virginia governor bob mcdonnell, nirider added volumes of evidence in support. and then, as they waited for an answer -- >> out of nowhere, jessica sent a "dear mr. rosenfield" letter. she admitted to the throat cutting, the stab wounds to the back, and absolutely adamant that robert had nothing to do with it whatsoever. >> so jessic...

>> that's a possibility down the road. >> which, said laura nirider, is about the least robert deserves. robert and untold others now languishing in american prisons who confessed under duress to something they didn't do. >> slowly, these stories are beginning to make headlines, and so now we see, eyes are beginning to open, questions are beginning to be asked around the country. and that is what happened in robert davis' case. >> one night of your life made a hell of a difference, didn't it? >> yeah. yeah. >> you know, it's a small town. do you ever run into randy snead? >> he lives here. but...

Reconsideration toward an absolute pardon, which would erase, expunge his conviction. >> so he would no longer have a record. it was like he had never been arrested at all. >> that's a possibility down the road. >> which, said laura nirider is about the least robert deserves. robert and untold others now languishing in american prisons who confessed under duress. to something they didn't do. >> slowly, these stories are beginning to make headlines, and so now we see, eyes are beginning to open, questions are beginning to be asked around the country. and that is what happened in robert davis' c...