Holmes contacted the State Attorney's Conviction Review Unit (CRU) in 2020 and told investigators he was innocent.  An investigation launched by the brother of one of the victims also found that Holmes' car was likely misidentified at the time and that key differences between his Oldsmobile and the one used by the robbers were overlooked, Pryor said. Deputies involved in the original investigation were also shocked Holmes served 34 years in prison and had been sentenced to 400 years