The convictions were vacated in 2002 when Matias Reyes confessed to committing the crime alone and DNA evidence confirmed his involvement in the rape .
Matias Reyes is a convicted rapist and murderer serving a life sentence for other crimes .
The convictions were vacated in 2002 when Matias Reyes , a convicted rapist and murderer serving a life sentence for other crimes , confessed to committing the crime alone and DNA evidence confirmed his involvement in the rape .