Man on death row fights conviction after ‘hypnotised’ witness identified him

Charles Flores is awaiting execution (Picture: NBC)

Charles Flores has been on death row for 26 years, after he was convicted of the 1998 murder of Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Black in Texas.

However, he has always maintained his innocence, and his case is one of the most bizarre in recent history.

Why? Because his conviction relied heavily on testimony from Black’s neighbour, Jill Barganier, whose account changed after she underwent forensic hypnosis.

Now, after exhausting all his appeals, Flores has one last chance at freedom: a petition to the Supreme Court.

NBC News recently sat down with Flores in his first national TV interview, where he claimed to have had no part in the killing.

Speaking with reporter Dan Slepian, Flores said: ‘I’m getting set up. I had...