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In 1936, a murder occurred, killing Dorothy, a 15-year-old girl. Her sister, Barbara, 12 years old, was severely injured. The police quickly announced the arrest of the perpetrator. Joe O'Leary, a 20-year-old young man, signed a confession after being interrogated. The court sentenced Joe to death. Joe was accused of murder, but Arthur Grady, a local police officer, found evidence that the real killer was Frankie. In 1937, Frankie was executed. Joe O'Leary had an IQ of only 46. Three psychologists concluded that his brain was equivalent to that of a 6-year-old child. The media and lawyer Gle attempted to file for Joe's exoneration. Meanwhile, Joe was happily playing with a wind-up toy train in the execution waiting room. For several months, he had a warm bed, food, and toys from the guards. He was not bullied by friends. Then, the key witness recovered from the ICU. Barbara testified that she had never seen Joe before. However, it seemed the state could not accept the mistaken verdict. The judgment was that Joe was an accomplice. In 1939, Joe requested ice cream as his last meal. The warden read the death sentence to Joe. He didn't even know what execution was. Joe handed his wind-up toy train to Ernest in the next room before walking into the gas chamber. He smiled innocently at the guards and everyone. Seventy-two years later, the governor reopened the case and changed the verdict for Joe O'Leary to innocent.