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