dick Stroud admitted in a letter published in a Louisiana newspaper last month that he was to blame for putting Glenn Ford behind bars in 1983 . Stroud : ' I was not as interested in murder as I was in winning ' Ford , now 65 , was freed a year ago after evidence emerged showing he was not at the scene of the murder and has since been living on parole . He has also been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and has returned to live . Stroud visited Ford 's apartment to speak to him face - to - face but Ford told him he was not able to forgive him .
Marty Stroud admitted in a letter published in a Louisiana newspaper last month that he was to blame for putting Glenn Ford behind bars in 1983 . Stroud : ' I was not as interested in justice as I was in winning ' Ford , now 65 , was freed a year ago after evidence emerged showing he was not at the scene of the murder and has since been living on donations . He has also been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and has months to live . Stroud visited Ford 's home to apologize to him face-to-face but Ford told him he was not able to forgive him .