No physical evidence existed in the case .
The sole evidence against Stinney were the circumstantial fact that the girls had spoken with Stinney and his sister shortly before their murder and the testimony of three police officers who claimed that Stinney had confessed to the murders .
No physical evidence existed in the case , and the sole evidence against Stinney were the circumstantial fact that the girls had spoken with Stinney and his sister shortly before their murder and the testimony of three police officers who claimed that Stinney had confessed to the murders .