A true-crime podcast focused on a 2007 murder case has helped bring new evidence to light, prompting the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office in Tennessee to acknowledge that a man previously convicted in the case was wrongfully convicted, officials said.

The case dates back to 2007, when Danny Harris was found dead in his Memphis apartment from blunt-force trauma. At the time, Andrew Hayes was convicted as an accomplice to the murder. Prosecutors now say that evidence collected in earlier investigations was faulty or incomplete, and further review — informed in part by attention from a podcast investigation — revealed discrepancies in the original case.

During a recent press event, the DA’s office confirmed that the conviction of Hayes was wrongful, and new evidence implicates a different suspect, identified as Sarah Lucas Riedel, who has since been charged with facilitating the murder and is now in custody. Authorities also stated that the original confession by Hayes was likely false and a result of an impaired interrogation, and that he had been present at the scene largely due to coincidence rather than involvement.

The podcast, part of a growing genre of true-crime investigations that re-examine old cases and uncover new leads, sparked wider public and legal interest in the case and helped prompt the DA’s office to re-evaluate the evidence.

At the press event, officials emphasized the importance of correcting past injustices and ensuring that the person responsible is held accountable. The DA’s office said it is actively pursuing extradition and prosecution of Riedel, while Hayes’s wrongful conviction is being formally overturned.