Man Freed After Nearly Three Decades On Death Row

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Barry Jones of Arizona is a free man, now at home, with his family and friends. But in 1995, Jones was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, Rachel Gray. He was sent to death row. But his team would not give up.

After 29 years in prison, finally people started listening. And last year, after a new look at the case, an Arizona superior court judge overturned the now 64-year-old’s death sentence.

Jones did plead guilty to a lesser charge. His time for that lesser charged had been served and now, he’s free. How, and who, should make Barry Jones whole after all those years on death row?

This episode features:
WCCB TV’s Morgan Fogarty
WCCB TV’s Gary Brode
WCCB TV’s Kaitlin Wright