WILLIAM BRANGHAM:

Some of the details match: the shooting happened on a porch, no witnesses came forward… but others don't: time of day is wrong, there wasn't any stabbing, caliber of the gun is wrong, and there's only one victim mentioned, not two.

But — more importantly — is this evidence of anything? Is it just a song? Or is it a confession?

Based largely on that rap, and accounts of two witnesses given years after the shooting, the rapper was arrested and charged with double murder. Steward claims he's innocent. He's been in jail ever since his arrest.

During his initial interrogation, the detective zeroed in on Steward's lyrics.