Brewer Conviction Story on Netflix

The wrongful convictions of Brewer and Brooks gained national attention and are being highlighted in a new Netflix documentary called the innocence files.

It's been more than a decade since levon brooks and kennendy brewer were cleared of the capital murder and sexual battery charges// the wrongful convictions gained national attention and are being highlighted in a new netflix documentary called the innocence files// levon brooks was accused of breaking into a noxubee county home in september of 1990... and murdering a three year old girl// a few years later, brewer found himself being accused of a similar crime// in may of 1992, the then 21 year old... was accused of murdering his girl friend's three year old daughter// brooks spent 16 years in prison... while brewer served 13 years on death row// in 2008 charges were dropped against both men after another man... justin johnson.... confessed to committing both crimes// both men were exonerated in 2008// brooks passed away in 2018// brewer continues to live in noxubee county// vo on monitor the netflix documentary was released earlier this month... our quentin smith speaks exclusively with brewer about the new series... and has more on what he wants people to take away from his story... on this bright sunny day....kennedy brewer takes a look into the local paper and sees he's making headlines.... it's all due to a nenew netflix series called the innocence files... nat the show highlights his wrongful conviction and the fight to clear his name.

" i'm glad that everybody knows the truth.

People have been calling me talking about, i seen the documentary, i was crying."

Nat the documentary is an in-depth look at the crime and trial that sent brewer to death row... and ultimately his exoneration.

" people do lie on people, just like they lied on me, but a lot of people that i was friends with that knew me, they knew that i didn't do anything like that."

The innocence project reached out to brewer to be a part of the series, and he happily jumped on board..... they spent 8 months in noxubee county with the 49 year old telling his story.

The brooksville man says he didn't mind opening up because he wants every one to know his truth.

" i shared it because besides me, there are a lot more people locked up they haven't committed a crime, they are just accused of something and people are putting it out there that they did this stuff, when they really haven't."

Brewer says he wants the series to bring attention to the flaws in the justice system.... and prevent other innocent people from going through what he went through.

Nat " when stuff happens they quickly accuse a person of their stuff, they put their points on them like they did me, but you've got to really dig down and try to find the truth and not just jump to conclusions."

Centered despite everything that's happened, brewer says he has no ill will towards anyone... but he says he does believe mississippi owes him and the late levon brooks an apology.

Coming up tomorrow... we'll hear from the people who helped make the netflix documentary//