Artis is serving a life sentence in a North Carolina prison on a separate conviction . ` ` Ai n't no shame in my heart . I killed those bastards , '' says Henry McCollum . DNA evidence identifies both him and his half - brother , Leon Brown . The brothers had been convicted in the case , allegedly of an 11-year - old girl .
` ` Ai n't no shame in my heart . I killed those bastards , '' says Henry McCollum . DNA evidence identifies both him and his half - brother , Leon Brown . The brothers had been convicted in the case , allegedly of an 11-year - old girl .