Death Row Stories, a TV docu-series produced by a CNN affiliate and a team of Academy Award-winning directors, featured in its season premiere the story of the Hartig double murder and the facts and circumstances leading to Tyrone Noling’s eventual conviction for the crime. The episode, titled “The Lost Boy,” aired on April 19, 2020, and spotlights Tyrone’s case for actual innocence.
The episode emphasizes that there is no physical evidence linking Tyrone to the Hartig murders, and neither the motive for the crime nor the state of the crime scene suggest Tyrone was involved in this crime in any fashion. Instead, the state’s case against Tyrone has been driven by statements the state’s investigator, Ron Craig, elicited from Tyrone’s former friends and co-defendants, all of whom have recanted their testimony since Tyrone’s trial. In emotional interviews, two of Tyrone’s co-defendants recount the tactics Mr. Craig used to coerce their statements, and discuss how those statements have put an innocent man on death row and continue to plague their consciences to this day. The episode goes on to explore the compelling, new evidence that has come to light since the time of Tyrone’s trial, which points to alternative suspects who may have been responsible for the Hartig murders.
The episode is available for purchase on YouTube or Amazon and the episode is available on demand via your cable or satellite TV provider. The current season of Death Row Stories is airing on HLN and streaming live for subscribers via CNNgo (at CNN.com/go and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung Smart TV and Android TV) and on the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android.
As always, we urge any individuals with information regarding Tyrone Noling’s case or the Hartig murders to send an email to tyronenoling@gmail.com.