At the ages of 21 and 20, Wayne Braddy Jr. and Karl Willis were convicted of the 1998 murder of Maurice Purifie, a 13-year old boy. Wayne and Karl were serving life sentences for a crime they have steadfastly maintained they did not commit. There is no physical evidence connecting them to this crime. The conviction was based solely on the testimony of Travis Slaughter who recanted his trial testimony against them in 2002, and wrote letters to Karl and Wayne seeking their forgiveness for his false testimony.
