Strange because it reminds me of some story where an innocent man was framed for murder and a compassionate relative of the murder victim argued for their release and the innocent man went on to live a productive and happy life.

It was this: https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1id70an/til_...

https://people.com/crime/inside-the-bizarre-case-of-a-killer...