'Facts Don't Lie'

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Stephanie Ramos· Host0:21

It was three weeks after his wife's murder that Sandy Prier told investigators he was no longer going to talk to them.

Sandy Prier· Soundbite0:30

My, uh, my attorney said not to answer any more questions. And again, I don't mean to show any disrespect to you guys at all.

Stephanie Ramos· Host0:40

Once Sandy said he was done talking, the detectives seemed to realize this could be their last chance to get what they wanted from him. They started pressing him to confess.

Sandy Prier· Soundbite0:52

You gotta do the right thing, man. You got to. I think I am. In fact, I know I am, and I'm just telling you one thing, you got the wrong guy.

Stephanie Ramos· Host1:06

Sandy Prier was the wrong guy. But that only became clear much, much later, more than 23 years after Leslie Prier's murder when police arrested someone else. New evidence had led police to this other man, and ultimately, that