21-year-old Jordan Brown accused of killing his father’s fiancée when he was 11 speaks up after being released from prison.

When Pennsylvania police arrived to take Jordan Brown away in the shotgun killing of his father’s fiancée, Kenzie Houk, he was a fifth grader.

When Pennsylvania police arrived to take Jordan Brown away in February 2009 as the only suspect in the shotgun killing of his father’s fiancée, Kenzie Houk, he was a fifth grader.

On February 20, 2009, Houk, 26, who was eight months along with Jordan’s younger brother, was discovered dead in her bed. (This case summary is derived on court papers that are publicly available, stories from ABC News, and articles from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Post-Gazette.)

Police focused on 11-year-old Jordan after finding a shotgun at the family’s house in Wampum, along with a shell casing outside and gunshot residue on his clothing.

Around the time of the incident, Houk’s 7-year-old daughter reported hearing a big boom in the house.

In the end, the prosecution claimed that Jordan killed his soon-to-be stepmother out of jealously over his evolving family.

After being prosecuted by a juvenile court, Jordan was declared delinquent, which is the same as guilty, in April 2012 for first-degree murder and criminal homicide of an unborn child.

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Six years later, a higher court reached a different conclusion: in July, the state’s Supreme Court unanimously reversed Jordan’s conviction, citing the “insufficient” evidence against him that did not sufficiently establish that he alone could have committed the murders.

They concluded that while Jordan’s guilt was unclear, the evidence supported the idea that he was either at fault or that someone else was.

Jordan had already spent two years out of jail while his appeal was pending at that moment. However, the verdict spared him the guilt and stopped a new trial.

Jordan is now discussing the matter in an interview with ABC News that will be shown on Nightline and 20/20. Above is an exclusive sneak peek.

I’m not enraged. He told ABC that “what happened and the way it happened is B.S.” “I’m not guilty. That’s about all I really want folks to be aware of.

Chris Brown, Jordan’s father, has been with him since he was convinced of his son’s innocence.

He told reporters in July, “It’s something I wouldn’t wish upon any parent out there,” the Tribune-Review said. It’s been a lengthy journey.

While much of his son’s life had been lost while he was incarcerated, Chris had stated at the time that the future was still open: “I think what matters most is moving on from this day forward and what you do from this day on.”

In the exclusive video from his ABC interview, Jordan talks about his difficult years in detention, the battles he saw, and the brief moments of freedom.

He remembers, “The only time I would be able to actually see outside was when I left for court, and that was only every couple of months.”

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As of this summer’s judgment, Houk’s murder is still unsolved, a tragedy that seems to have shattered two families that were on the verge of joining.

Hours after learning of the reversed conviction, Houk’s father—who has been parenting his two daughters—spoke to the Post-Gazette, expressing shock at the decision.

“This is absurd,” he said to the newspaper. “My spouse is in such shock that I may need to take her to the hospital,” She’s weeping and wailing.

“We’re experiencing hell,” he murmured. “The system is incredibly flawed.”

It’s unclear if authorities have chosen to reexamine the circumstances surrounding Houk’s death, despite the Brown family’s request for one. (State police apparently declined to comment this summer; they could not be reached for comment immediately on Friday.)

Since retiring, one of the case’s investigators told ABC that he was certain Jordan was guilty.

Jordan’s father, Chris, stated that the case has had a difficult emotional toll over the years.

grieving the loss and without any explanations. “I believe that it has ruined our ability to ever find closure,” he stated.

ABC broadcasts 20/20 on Friday at 10 p.m. ET and Nightline on Saturday at 12:35 a.m. ET.