From NBI Studios, this is Truth Injustice, a crowdsourced investigation in real time.

I'm Bob Rock.

Welcome to the New Year. As we continue along with our bonus series, this week I'm joined by the

subject of season 3, Jesse Eldridge. Jesse was convicted for the 1991 stabbing death of

Kiyow Gove. Mrs. Gove was taking a walk around her neighborhood when she was seemingly

senselessly attacked and stabbed multiple times. The case went cold for years before a corrupt

detective manipulated Jesse's own brother into testifying that he actually witnessed Jesse

murdering Kiyow. With no other evidence linking Jesse to the crime, the state went to trial armed

with nothing but his brother Troy's testimony. Sadly, that was enough. Jesse was convicted and

sentenced to life in prison. And over two decades later, just two years ago, Troy finally

recanted his testimony to me live on the air. I turned the recording over to the Innocence

Project of Texas who turned it over to the Dallas County Conviction Integrity Unit.

That was in 2019. At that point, we all believe that Jesse's release from prison was imminent.

But two years later, Jesse is still in prison. He joins me today to share his feelings on his case.

Before I play my conversation with Jesse, I want to let you guys know that this is not a fun

interview. This isn't Ed beaming about life on the outside with his family, or even Jamie

Snow's positivity in the face of having decades of life stolen from him. Jesse is tired. He's exhausted.

He no longer possesses the energy to pretend. He's innocent and he wants out and he's frustrated.

And as sad as this is, it's something that you need to hear. You need to hear and feel the real

results, the real ramifications of a wrongful conviction. I want you to really understand the

toll that a stolen life takes on a person. As hard as it is to hear, this is why we do what we

do. Our small part to try to put an end to the pain left in the wake of a wrongful conviction.

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