Man Proves His Innocence With Baseball Game Footage in New Netflix Documentary

ULTIMATELY ABLE TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T
COMMIT. >> Reporter: I CAN BE ON DEATH ROW RIGHT
NOW. >> HIS STORY WHICH SOUNDS MORE LIKE THE
PLOT OF A LEGAL DRAMA IS FEATURED IN "LONGSHOT."
IT BEGINS IN 2003 WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED FOR MURDERING A
16-YEAR-OLD GIRL. >> AND I THINK I WAS SPEECHLESS FOR LIKE
FIVE MINUTES. >> Reporter: A WITNESS CLAIMED HE WAS AT THE
SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. HE WAS ACTUALLY AT AN L.A. DODGERS GAME.
HE JUST HAD TO PROVE IT. >> I GOT THIS STORY
THAT I WASN'T EXPECTING. >> Reporter: WORKING
WITH ATTORNEY TODD MELNIK, THEY DISCOVERED A TV SHOW
WAS FILMING AT THE STADIUM THAT NIGHT. HBO'S "CURB YOUR
ENTHUSIASM." STARRING LARRY DAVID. >> I'M SITTING ALL THE
WAY UP THERE. >> Reporter: HE COMBED THROUGH ALL THE RAW
FOOTAGE, HOPING TO SPOT HIS CLIENT IN THE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF
RAW FOOTAGE. >> HE SHOWED UP ON TAPE NUMBER FIVE.
>> Reporter: WHEN YOU SAW THAT, WHAT DID YOU THINK?
>> I JUMPED OUT OF MY CHAIR, I SAID, THAT'S HIM, THAT'S HIM.
ROLL THAT BACK. >> Reporter: THAT VIDEO HELPED MAKE
CATALAN A FREE MAN. >> HAD YOU EVER WATCHED "CURB YOUR
ENTHUSIASM"? BEFORE THIS GAME? >> NEVER.
I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT NAME BEFORE. >> I'M GUESSING YOU'RE
A PRETTY BIG FAN NOW? >> OH, YEAH. >> Reporter: HE'S ALSO
A FAN OF HIS ATTORNEY. >> WE HAVE A PRETTY SPECIAL BOND.
HE'S JUST. HE'S A GOOD MAN WITH A GOOD SOUL.
>> IT'S A POWERFUL STORY JACOB LAMENDOLA HAD TO TELL.
>> IT'S NOT REALLY ONE THING. AND WHAT ATTRACTED ME
TO THE STORY IS HOW THESE THINGS CAME TOGETHER.
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