Cleared in the murder of his wife , Michael Morton is free after nearly 25 years . James Bain , longest serving exoneree . Brian Smith now plays for the Lions after he was exonerated of rape charges . Ex - Lions captain Douglas Prade was wrongly convicted of killing his wife ; now he 's free . James Bain says , ` ` I ' m not angry , '' after serving 35 years for a crime he did n't commit .
Cleared in the murder of his wife , Michael Morton is free after nearly 25 years . Brian Smith now plays for the Lions after he was exonerated of rape charges . Ex - Lions captain Douglas Prade was wrongly convicted of killing his wife ; now he 's free . James Bain says , ` ` I ' m not angry , '' after serving 35 years for a crime he did n't commit .