Chicago brothers Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson will again be in court to fight for certificates of innocence after a wrongful murder conviction.
Two Chicago brothers' petition for certificates of innocence two years after being exonerated for crimes they did not commit was denied Thursday morning.Sean Tyler and Reginald Henderson said they confessed to a murder they did not commit after being tortured by former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge in 1994.The brothers were in court Monday, but the decision was pushed back, as the judge said something came up that needed further review.
"This is our life. You have no right to hold us up like this," Henderson said at the time. "We are trying to get on. We left you at 18 and 17. Man, we're 48 and 47 years old man. It's a shame; enough is enough."SEE MORE: Expungement case for Chicago brothers wrongfully convicted pushed back by judge "They ask, how our life's been since we've been home?" Henderson said. "Everybody that accepted our collect calls are gone."
Their mother passed shortly after, as did their sister. It's 25 years lost with loved ones, having spent the better part of their lives behind bars for a crime they had nothing to do with. In 1994, they said they were among the more than 100 men tortured into murder confessions by officers trained under Burge. The city has paid out millions in lawsuit settlements and judgments related to these crimes."I don't see how one doesn't go with the other," Tyler said. "I don't see how you could be innocent, and still somehow be guilty.""Just waiting," Tyler said. "I do know that it's coming, but just waiting.
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