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Korey Wise

$1.25

Vol XCIII, No. 311

By Freddy.F & Sandra.R

Charged

assault, sexual abuse and riot

April 19 1989

The confessions of the male teenagers presented as evidence thought they differed in the time, location, and their description of participation in the rape.

DNA testing said to "prove" that blood and hair samples belonged to Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, and Raymond Santana, but it was inconclusive.

Although they were guilty of causing riot

that same night, later it was found out

that they were wrongfully

accused of the rape.

This Night

The night of April 19, 1989, a 28-year-old female jogger was brutally attacked and raped in New York City's Central Park.

How long did they spend in jail?

12 years

Evidence against them

Testimony

DNA samples

How they were exonerated

Sentence

Korey Wise's crime was a sex crime

and he was sentenced to 5-15 years.

After Korey Wise spent 11.5 years in jail, Matias Reyes confessed to commiting the crime and evidence proved through DNA testing that wise and his friends were innocent

They were released December 19, 2002.

Works Cited

Home - The Innocence Project." Home - The Innocence Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2016.

"Korey Wise." Observer. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2016.

Connection to Kill A Mockingbird

Life Before Conviction

Korey Wise

The case of Korey Wise has some similarities to the case of Tom Robinson in To Kill A Mocking Bird. First, they both Involve the rape of a young white women. Secondly, Both were wrongfully accused and sentenced for the rape.

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