Joshua Kezer hearing

Joshua Kezer was led away in shackles at the end of the first day of his hearing challenging his murder conviction at the Cole County courthouse in Jefferson City. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter testifies on why he decided to reopen the case on the first day of the hearing in Jefferson City. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Scott County Detective Branden Caid testifies to the evidence he's uncovered in the two years he's been investigating the Lawless case. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Scott County Deputy and Benton Police Officer Roy Moore testifies on Dec. 2 on his observations when he arrived on the crime scene on Nov. 7 1992. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Terri Williams, wife of Kevin Williams, testifies Dec. 2 that her husband was with her at a party the night Lawless was killed. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Chantelle Crider Carlisle testifies Dec. 2 at the Cole County courthouse she made a mistake when she identified Joshua C. Kezer as the one she saw arguing with Mischelle Lawless at a Halloween party a week before her death in 1992. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Lacey Hall testifies Joshua Kezer was not at the party in Benton, Mo., on Oct. 31, 1992 in contrast to a witness who testified in 1994 that Lawless argued with Kezer at the party. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Dawn Pierce testifies Joshua Kezer was not at the party at her home in Benton, Mo., on Oct. 31, 1992 in contrast to a witness who testified in 1994 that Lawless argued with Kezer at the party. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Al Lowes, former trial attorney for Joshua Kezer, testifies as a witness in a hearing challenging Kezer's murder conviction at the Cole County courthouse Dec 2. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Chief Deputy of Scott County Tom Beardslee testifies about his interview with Mark Abbott the eyewitness who discovered Lawless' body. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Joan Kezer, Joshua Kezer's mother, left and Hadley James, Kezer's grandfather, listen to witness testimony on the first day of the hearing Dec. 2 in Cole County. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Joshua C. Kezer listens to testimony in a hearing alleging wrongful conviction at the Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City Dec. 2. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Marvin Lawless, the father of Angela Mischelle Lawless, and his wife listen to testimony in a hearing Dec. 2 at the Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Cape Girardeau Detective William Bohnert testifies that Mark Abbott told him he'd seen Lawless the night she was killed when he and a friend, Kevin Williams, had followed her to the Benton exit. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Ron Burton, of Marble Hill, testifies the morning of Dec. 3 in a hearing for convicted killer Joshua C. Kezer at the Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Cathy Fowler testifies Dec. 3 that she heard another man confess his involvement in the murder of Mischelle Lawless. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Joshua Kezer consults with his attorney Charlie Weiss on the first day of his hearing Dec. 2. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Joshua C. Kezer gets his chance to testify to his innocence in a hearing challenging his murder conviction at the Cole County courthouse Dec. 3. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Family of Joshua Kezer sits in the jury box to listen to Kezer's testimony Dec. 3 at the Cole County courthouse. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Charles Weiss, attorney for Joshua Kezer, took the case pro bono for Bryan Cave Lawfirm in St. Louis. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Aunts of Joshua C. Kezer, Janice Allott, left, and Margie Widhalm tear up while listening to Kezer testify in a hearing alleging wrongful conviction at the Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City Wednesday. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Joshua C. Kezer shows emotion when speaking about the guilty verdict during his testimony in a hearing challenging his murder conviction at the Cole County courthouse Dec. 3. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan will rule on whether to grant a new trial, uphold the conviction or exonerate Kezer. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Chris Pickering, investigator for the attorney general's office, testifies for the state about a key document in the Kezer case at the hearing Dec. 3. (Elizabeth Dodd)

The Cole County Courthouse where the hearing was held challenging Joshua Kezer's murder conviction. (Elizabeth Dodd)