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Julie Rea was convicted of killing her son largely on the testimony of bloodstain-pattern analysts. She was later acquitted and exonerated, joining a growing community of Americans wrongly convicted with bad science.
The murder of Mickey Bryan, a quiet fourth-grade teacher, stunned her small Texas town. Then her husband, a beloved high school principal, was charged with killing her.Did he do it, or had there been a terrible mistake?
His murder conviction rested largely on bloodstain-pattern analysis, a technique still in use throughout the criminal justice system, despite concerns about its reliability.
Joe Bryan, 81, told ABC's 20/20 that he and his wife 'had a wonderful life' in an emotional jailhouse interview before being released from prison after 33 years for murdering her.
Joe Bryan, who was convicted of his wife Mickey's murder, was released on parole in March 2020. Now, he is seeking exoneration from a crime he swears he did not commit.