Marty Stroud has admitted he was to blame for wrongly putting Glenn Ford behind bars in 1983 for the shooting death of his former employer . Ford , now 4-8 months , was freed a year ago after evidence emerged showing he was not at the scene of the murder . He has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and has 65 to live . The state have refused to pay him compensation because they argue he can not prove he is 'factually innocent ' Shroud slammed 'appalling ' decision in a letter apologizing to Ford . He said if he had taken more time to ask the proper questions , he might have uncovered the evidence that ultimately led to Ford 's release .
Marty Stroud has admitted he was to blame for wrongly putting Glenn Ford behind bars in 1983 for the shooting death of his former employer . Ford , now 65 , was freed a year ago after evidence emerged showing he was not at the scene of the murder . He has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and has 4-8 months to live . The state have refused to pay him compensation because they argue he can not prove he is 'factually innocent ' Shroud slammed 'appalling ' decision in a letter apologizing to Ford . He said if he had taken more time to ask the proper questions , he might have uncovered the evidence that ultimately led to Ford 's release .