Jan 18, 2006; San Diego, CA, USA; In 1998, 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe was stabbed to death in her home in Escondido, California. Finding no signs of an intruder, police quickly focused their investigation on her brother, Michael, and two of his friends who were later arrested and charged after a confession which was later found to have been coerced by police. Shortly after the mur

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Jan 18, 2006; San Diego, CA, USA; In 1998, 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe was stabbed to death in her home in Escondido, California. Finding no signs of an intruder, police quickly focused their investigation on her brother, Michael, and two of his friends who were later arrested and charged after a confession which was later found to have been coerced by police. Shortly after the murder, police had also arrested mentally ill transient Richard Raymond Tuite whose blood-stained clothes were retained by the police but was released from custody. It as only later during the trial that Tuite's clothes were brought in for DNA testing and Michael's confession re-examined. In May 2002, Tuite was arrested and charged with Stephanie's murder and Michael was exonerated. FILE PHOTO: 8/13/98. SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT- Defense Attorney MARY ELLEN ATTRIDGE holds up the hand of client JOSHUA TREADWAY as they leave the courtroom after the hearing. Behind is MICHAEL CROWE, who along with Treadway and fellow defendant Aaron Houser were just released from jail after a hearing in which the judge was to decide if the boys were to be tried as adults or released. Mandatory Credit: Photo by John R. McCutchen/San Diego Union T/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2006 by San Diego Union T