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Apart from serving life sentences, what could these two men have in common?

In 2004, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement found that a previously unidentified set of fingerprints that were found in Michelle Schofield’s vehicle belonged to Jeremy Scott.

It seemed like Leo had finally caught a break. He and his wife Crissie (whom he had met while volunteering as a teaching aide in a life skills course for inmates) pursued a hearing based on this new evidence.

Jeremy Scott took the stand and stated that his fingerprints were in the vehicle because he was trying to steal the car's stereo system. The motion for a new trial was denied, again. However, this would not be the last time these two very different men crossed paths.

In September of 2016, as reported by the USA Herald, Andrew Crawford (Leo's attorney) filed a motion to present new evidence. In a phone call, witnessed and sworn to by Sean Costis (another attorney unrelated to the case), Jeremy Scott confessed to Michelle Schofield's murder.

When asked to comment on this new information, Polk State Attorney Jerry Hill stated that the confession was "legally insufficient" without a recording or sworn statement.

A hearing was granted, and on October 12 and 13th, Leo and Jeremy would once again see each other in a court room.

On October 4, 2017, the week before the evidentiary hearing, Jeremy Scott told private investigator Patrick McKenna in a recorded statement that he killed Michelle Schofield.

The USA Herald has obtained that statement from Jeremy Scott. In it, he details the manner and method of the grisly murder, saying that he would be willing to "take a polygraph."

In the last moments of Michelle's life, Jeremy Scott said that she offered him a ride. He directed her to a popular make-out spot by the canal. According to Scott, a large hunting knife fell out of his pocket and Michelle - frightened by the knife - began striking him. Scott, admitting that he had been "drinking, popping pills all night," says, "and next thing I know I lost it, you know, and next I know it I done stabbed her."

"I panicked when she started hitting on [striking] me and the knife fell out of my jacket. It wasn't meant for nobody. I live alone on the streets. I’ve been holding this confession for a long time. I don’t know what Leo is guilty of. Whatever the State said he did in other cases I don’t know but I do know he didn’t murder his wife." - Jeremy Scott

You can listen to the haunting confession here: