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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 says i know you're innocent, i know the guys who committed this crime. >> will justice finally arrive...

>> this is my wall of hope. everyone here has been unjustly convicted and freed. >> on august 5th, 2012, eric's lawyer goes to court. >> this is our first appearance to try to get the judgment vacated. >> cross is joined by his assistant charmaine chester. by now, they have worked on the case for six years. >> i want to see him out. i told him the last time i went up to sing sing, i'm not visiting you here again. this is it. >> finally, cross argues his case to the judge. >> my client has spent 17 years plus in jail for a crime he hasn't committed. >> but it doesn't go down like a hollywood sc...

Hello and welcome to "dateline. " eric glisson was just 20 years old when he was convicted of a murder that sent shockwaves through his neighborhood. a crime he insisted he did not commit. to clear his name eric would have to find the real killers, following clues from the confines of his cell. it would take years for the truth to come out. but would it be enough to set him free? here's josh mankiewicz with "a bronx tale. " >> sing sing correctional facility. the maximum security prison in new york. this is the big house. home to some of the worst of the wor worst. killers, rapists, drug deale...

O'both new york city and state would ultimately agree to pay each of the bronx six millions of dollars in damages. but for eric, the immediate challenge was starting a new life. one full of amazing discoveries. >> hello? >> no, no. upside down. >> huh? >> coming up -- eric glisson's first night of freedom in almost 20 years. >> wow! >> when "dateline" continues. care. i go to spin classes with my coworkers. good for you, shingles doesn't care. because no matter how healthy you feel, your risk of shingles sharply increases after age 50. but shingrix protects. proven over 90% effective, shingrix...

It's really hard. >> i told her grandma, i just lost my last appeal. i don't know what i'm going to do. >> i always say, eric, let's keep the faith and let's go and pray and i said, we have many, many sisters praying with you. >> sister joanna offered more than just her prayers. that's when she brought in peter cross, who was now fighting for eric on the outside. >> so you have detective donnelly as the officer assigned. >> yes. >> with eric as his guide, cross got up to speed. and he found some troubling information about how detectives donnelly and aiello connected the two murders. it was th...