The Westchester district attorney released a statement Monday saying that a major break has come in a 1996 Eastchester slaying that sent a man to prison before he was acquitted in his fifth trial in 2017.

“An extensive and ongoing investigation undertaken by my Conviction Review Unit, following a request in 2023, has identified two individuals involved in the murders of Archie Harris and Betty Ramcharan and no connection to Selwyn Days, who was previously charged,” DA Miriam Rocah said in a statement.

Days was charged with murder in the killings of the millionaire, Harris, 79, and his aide, Ramcharan, 35, at Harris’s home in Eastchester. There was no DNA or fingerprint evidence pointing to him, but Days confessed; he then recanted, and his lawyers said the confession had been coerced.

Days was acquitted by a Westchester County jury in 2017. He spent 16 years in prison before his release.

“As we undergo a change in administration at the DA’s Office this week, it is my hope that these significant developments lead to continuing investigation and action so that justice can be achieved for the families of Mr. Harris and Ms. Ramcharan,” Rocah’s statement continued.

The DA did not detail who the two individuals are or if they have been charged.

Attorney Glenn Garber said in a statement, “Despite Selwyn’s acquittal in 2017, he is truly innocent and it’s important to fully put this matter to rest. We applaud DA Rocah’s reinvestigation by its Conviction Integrity Unit, which was initiated at our request. The confession was the only evidence. It had hallmarks of a coerced false confession that was fed to Selwyn by his interrogators. Not only is Selwyn entitled to unequivocal vindication, the taxpaying citizens of Eastchester and of Westchester County are also entitled to a fair and just closure of this heinous case and assurance that those elected to prosecute crimes in their communities get it right. We are confident that the new administration under the leadership of Susan Cacace will put a resounding end to this tragedy and charge and punish those actually responsible for the 1996 murders of Betty and Archie.” District Attorney-elect Susan Cacace said in a statement, "Under DA Rocha, the Conviction Review Unit has done some incredibly important work. As Westchester’s next District Attorney I promise to build on that work and continue to review cases like this double homicide out of Eastchester."