HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KCTV) - It was a case that revealed the cracks in the justice system. For years, a Kansas man was tied to a heinous crime he never committed. Now, Floyd Bledsoe has built a life of purpose and legacy.

As Bledsoe gently patted his young daughter’s pony on a warm summer afternoon, he was reminded of his own childhood. Life was simpler and his connection to nature ran deep.

“When I was a kid, we lived on 160-acre farm,” Bledsoe reminisced.

The now 49-year-old worked on his family’s farm into his early adult years. It’s where his bond with animals took root and gave him a sense of peace.

“You get to see that newness of life, and that represents a lot of love,” he said.

But that peace was shattered in 2000 when Bledsoe was convicted of killing his 14-year-old sister-in-la

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