It's not true - he's not innocent. Richard admits that he lied to investigators about the murder. He covered it up. That alone is a crime, is it not? He could

It's not true - he's not innocent. Richard admits that he lied to investigators about the murder. He covered it up. That alone is a crime, is it not? He could very well be innocent of the "mastermind" or "for hire" charge. There's no evidence other than one person's testimony. This case wouldn't be notable at all if he'd been sentenced to life for assisting the murderer.