Deaf inmate says fingerprint proves his innocence

DALLAS — Through a sign-language interpreter at the Dallas County Jail, Stephen Brodie cops to all sorts of crimes save the one that put him behind bars for 10 years: sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl.

He insists he is innocent, and there’s support for his claim.

A fingerprint at the crime scene matches another man convicted in the sexual assault of a child. Brodie’s confession came during 18 hours of questioning and included admissions to fictitious crimes made up by investigators to test his credibility. Also, Brodie is deaf and doesn’t speak clearly, but police didn’t use an interpreter for about half of their interviews.

“I want people to know that I’m not a bad person,” said Brodie, 38, straining to be understood as he signed and spoke in a recent interview. “I want to be a law-abiding citizen.” …Read More

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