1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 WWW.MY-SUBS.COM 1 00:00:14,445 --> 00:00:16,617 It's been six months since the boys were arrested 2 00:00:16,641 --> 00:00:17,951 in the Central Park jogger case. 3 00:00:17,976 --> 00:00:20,603 Police believe the gang confronted her here, 4 00:00:20,628 --> 00:00:24,249 then dragged her 200 feet into the woods, where the assault took place. 5 00:00:24,274 --> 00:00:27,627 ... a 28-year-old woman, hitting her with fists and rocks. 6 00:00:27,652 --> 00:00:29,628 Four of them rape her and leave her there, unconscious. 7 00:00:29,653 --> 00:00:32,132 ... two skull fractures, extreme blood loss, 8 00:00:32,157 --> 00:00:33,258 and hypothermia. 9 00:00:33,283 --> 00:00:35,886 - ... pants were found near... - She will not remember 10 00:00:35,910 --> 00:00:37,712 that she was viciously attacked and raped... 11 00:00:37,737 --> 00:00:40,007 Doctors say the odds the patient will recover 12 00:00:40,032 --> 00:00:41,533 are still stacked against her. 13 00:00:42,007 --> 00:00:44,843 "Details didn't matter because there was no script. 14 00:00:44,868 --> 00:00:47,564 They were coming downtown from a world of crack, 15 00:00:47,589 --> 00:00:51,342 welfare, guns, knives, indifference, and ignorance. 16 00:00:51,843 --> 00:00:54,154 They were coming from a land of no fathers. 17 00:00:54,179 --> 00:00:56,781 They were coming from the wild province of the poor, 18 00:00:56,806 --> 00:00:59,072 and driven by a collective fury 19 00:00:59,097 --> 00:01:01,327 brimming with the rippling energies of youth, 20 00:01:01,352 --> 00:01:03,538 their minds teeming with the violent images 21 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:05,065 of the streets in the movies. 22 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:07,317 They had only one goal: 23 00:01:08,069 --> 00:01:11,970 to smash, hurt, rob, stomp, rape. 24 00:01:12,864 --> 00:01:14,697 The enemies were rich." 25 00:01:15,976 --> 00:01:17,095 And then... 26 00:01:18,106 --> 00:01:20,564 I need another for emphasis. 27 00:01:22,555 --> 00:01:24,056 Their enemies were white. 28 00:01:25,376 --> 00:01:29,064 Go. Daily News has got a file on these already. Gotta move. Go. 29 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:31,901 Some of the young men who have been arrested in the attack, 30 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:34,319 so young as to be children, really, 31 00:01:34,344 --> 00:01:37,263 told police they were just out "wilding," 32 00:01:37,288 --> 00:01:39,783 and that's why so many people are so amazed 33 00:01:39,808 --> 00:01:41,970 at the tragedy of this occurrence. 34 00:01:42,157 --> 00:01:44,242 "Wilding." New York City police say 35 00:01:44,267 --> 00:01:48,041 that's new teenage slang for rampaging in wolf packs, 36 00:01:48,066 --> 00:01:50,235 attacking people just for the fun of it. 37 00:01:50,427 --> 00:01:52,554 Today, seven of those teenagers 38 00:01:52,579 --> 00:01:54,881 were arraigned on a long list of charges, 39 00:01:54,906 --> 00:01:58,551 including rape and attempted murder. The case made headlines... 40 00:01:58,576 --> 00:02:00,846 Simple and solemn, a makeshift memorial 41 00:02:00,870 --> 00:02:03,622 sits by the side of a road in Central... 42 00:02:04,249 --> 00:02:07,519 The victim, a 28-year-old investment banker, 43 00:02:07,544 --> 00:02:10,522 is out of a coma, but remains in serious... 44 00:02:10,547 --> 00:02:12,707 Some members of the black community charge 45 00:02:12,757 --> 00:02:15,902 that the arrests are a racially motivated rush to judgment. 46 00:02:15,927 --> 00:02:17,737 He's saying that this is racist. 47 00:02:17,762 --> 00:02:20,281 I'm saying, let them decide it in the courtroom 48 00:02:20,306 --> 00:02:22,826 before they come out to protest on the sidewalks. 49 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:24,186 And then what happened? 50 00:02:24,602 --> 00:02:28,414 Only two of the suspects, Antron McCray and Yusef Salaam, 51 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:29,499 have posted bail. 52 00:02:29,524 --> 00:02:32,752 The other suspects were denied bail today at a raucous hearing 53 00:02:32,777 --> 00:02:34,821 that turned into a screaming match. 54 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,930 Korey Wise, the only 16-year-old of the pack, 55 00:02:38,093 --> 00:02:40,178 will stay in holding at Rikers Island. 56 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:46,070 From atop Trump Tower, 57 00:02:46,095 --> 00:02:47,976 New York's most flamboyant billionaire 58 00:02:48,001 --> 00:02:50,070 - looks out over Central Park... - And a pack of Newports. 59 00:02:50,133 --> 00:02:52,230 ... where police say a pack of teenagers 60 00:02:52,255 --> 00:02:54,257 attacked a 28-year-old jogger. 61 00:02:54,488 --> 00:02:57,070 You better believe that I hate the people 62 00:02:57,302 --> 00:03:00,343 that took this girl and raped her brutally. 63 00:03:00,368 --> 00:03:01,573 You better believe it. 64 00:03:01,598 --> 00:03:03,409 Trump put his money where his mouth is 65 00:03:03,433 --> 00:03:07,896 by taking out this full-page ad in four New York City newspapers. 66 00:03:08,396 --> 00:03:09,831 "Bring Back the Death Penalty." 67 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:12,584 Trump spent $85,000 on the ad... 68 00:03:26,210 --> 00:03:27,378 How you been, man? 69 00:03:32,754 --> 00:03:33,882 Holding it down. 70 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:37,216 Hey, Korey. 71 00:03:39,526 --> 00:03:40,608 What's up, man? 72 00:03:41,561 --> 00:03:43,271 You ready for today? 73 00:03:47,352 --> 00:03:50,148 - What is it? - Some pretrial... 74 00:03:50,438 --> 00:03:52,305 - something. I don't... - All right. 75 00:03:53,107 --> 00:03:56,031 That's okay. I done that. 76 00:03:57,299 --> 00:04:00,453 Just a step to get you to the big trial. 77 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,554 Y'all together in juvie? 78 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:13,753 Uh-huh. Yeah. 79 00:04:14,837 --> 00:04:18,070 Um, but I'm out soon, so... 80 00:04:18,591 --> 00:04:19,977 My mom's... 81 00:04:20,987 --> 00:04:22,617 almost got the bail... 82 00:04:23,989 --> 00:04:25,657 the bail money from church, so... 83 00:04:29,964 --> 00:04:31,125 I wish I was, uh... 84 00:04:31,633 --> 00:04:33,301 I wish I was in there with y'all. 85 00:04:35,795 --> 00:04:37,219 When you turn 16? 86 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:39,956 La... Last year. 87 00:04:42,315 --> 00:04:43,383 Last year. 88 00:04:52,948 --> 00:04:54,023 Where Kane? 89 00:04:55,712 --> 00:04:56,713 Yusef... 90 00:04:57,385 --> 00:04:58,385 Um... 91 00:04:59,850 --> 00:05:01,352 he got... he got bailed out... 92 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:04,398 a little while ago. 93 00:05:07,643 --> 00:05:09,269 You know what he told me, though? 94 00:05:09,767 --> 00:05:11,820 The only reason that you got... 95 00:05:13,075 --> 00:05:15,641 you got caught up in all of this... 96 00:05:19,373 --> 00:05:22,167 is 'cause you went down there to the station with him. 97 00:05:23,693 --> 00:05:25,027 To help him out, man. 98 00:05:25,923 --> 00:05:27,288 To be there for him. 99 00:05:29,075 --> 00:05:30,758 He's my friend. 100 00:05:32,790 --> 00:05:33,875 Yeah. 101 00:05:51,642 --> 00:05:53,770 Thanks for all your help, Reverend. 102 00:05:54,062 --> 00:05:56,939 Yeah, thank you so much, truly. 103 00:05:57,231 --> 00:05:59,083 We wouldn't have made bail without you. 104 00:05:59,108 --> 00:06:00,985 My pleasure, honor, and duty. 105 00:06:02,173 --> 00:06:04,759 We put together a little fund for all the families. 106 00:06:05,198 --> 00:06:08,493 There's a lot of folks supporting these boys, know that. 107 00:06:09,116 --> 00:06:11,493 Yeah, well, we appreciate that, but... 108 00:06:12,747 --> 00:06:15,274 Yusef's case is not like the other boys. 109 00:06:16,623 --> 00:06:18,625 They talked themselves into they mess. 110 00:06:20,050 --> 00:06:21,414 That's not fair. 111 00:06:28,613 --> 00:06:29,757 "Fair"? 112 00:06:37,797 --> 00:06:39,832 Is there anything you would like to say? 113 00:06:39,857 --> 00:06:41,751 Are you glad your son is home? 114 00:06:42,986 --> 00:06:45,078 Ms. Salaam, are you worried about the verdict? 115 00:06:45,103 --> 00:06:47,564 Have you been in touch with the parents of the other boys? 116 00:06:48,199 --> 00:06:51,052 Do you have any response to Donald Trump calling for the death penalty 117 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:52,136 for your son? 118 00:06:52,161 --> 00:06:55,139 No peace! No justice! 119 00:06:55,164 --> 00:06:56,493 What did you say? 120 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:59,103 Donald Trump is calling for the death penalty. 121 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:00,353 - Mr. Trump... - What did you say?! 122 00:07:00,378 --> 00:07:02,063 ... is a real estate hustler... 123 00:07:02,392 --> 00:07:03,767 What did she say? 124 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:06,901 What did she say? 125 00:07:20,596 --> 00:07:22,014 You watch them grow. 126 00:07:25,006 --> 00:07:26,006 You know? 127 00:07:28,072 --> 00:07:30,611 And you start to think you did a good job. 128 00:07:32,266 --> 00:07:33,400 You know? 129 00:07:38,833 --> 00:07:40,685 - Girl, no. - Listen, 130 00:07:40,710 --> 00:07:43,921 if there was ever a time you gonna drink, you need to drink now. 131 00:07:44,881 --> 00:07:47,942 And I think sometimes a black may think 132 00:07:47,967 --> 00:07:51,279 that they don't really have the advantage or this or that, 133 00:07:51,304 --> 00:07:53,837 but in actuality, today, currently, 134 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:56,284 it's a great... 135 00:07:56,309 --> 00:07:57,894 I've said on occasion, 136 00:07:58,286 --> 00:08:00,455 even about myself, if I were starting off today, 137 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,373 I would love to be a well-educated black, 138 00:08:02,398 --> 00:08:05,902 because I really believe they do have an actual advantage today. 139 00:08:07,678 --> 00:08:09,088 What is a black? 140 00:08:10,239 --> 00:08:11,384 I don't know. 141 00:08:11,866 --> 00:08:13,493 But, hell, maybe he's right. 142 00:08:13,993 --> 00:08:16,197 Sometimes you gotta ask yourself, 143 00:08:16,915 --> 00:08:20,074 when is the white man gonna get a break in this country? 144 00:08:22,043 --> 00:08:23,936 Girl, don't make me laugh. 145 00:08:23,961 --> 00:08:25,004 Huh! 146 00:08:25,647 --> 00:08:28,650 They need to keep that bigot off TV is what they need to do. 147 00:08:28,969 --> 00:08:30,322 Don't worry about it. 148 00:08:30,963 --> 00:08:33,056 His 15 minutes almost up. 149 00:08:40,683 --> 00:08:42,767 They want to kill my son. 150 00:08:45,643 --> 00:08:46,877 That devil... 151 00:08:47,795 --> 00:08:49,205 That devil... 152 00:08:50,029 --> 00:08:51,962 wants to kill my son. 153 00:08:54,067 --> 00:08:55,908 You gonna take an ad out 154 00:08:56,353 --> 00:08:58,236 about killing my son. 155 00:09:03,751 --> 00:09:05,628 They gonna have to come for me first. 156 00:09:09,632 --> 00:09:11,369 Better yet, I'll come for him. 157 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,056 Ain't nobody going nowhere. 158 00:09:22,937 --> 00:09:26,400 I think this will be what scholars call "a piece of cake." 159 00:09:29,151 --> 00:09:30,494 Who are we dealing with? 160 00:09:31,153 --> 00:09:34,298 Robert Burns. He's a divorce lawyer in Harlem. 161 00:09:34,323 --> 00:09:36,884 And when I tell you that's the full extent of his practice, 162 00:09:36,909 --> 00:09:38,580 that's the full extent of his practice. 163 00:09:38,605 --> 00:09:39,605 Yusef. 164 00:09:39,630 --> 00:09:41,166 - Hey. - Hi. 165 00:09:41,539 --> 00:09:43,559 - Good to see you, sister. - You too. 166 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:44,917 It's gonna be okay. 167 00:09:45,293 --> 00:09:48,174 - You know I got your back, right? - You always have. 168 00:09:48,504 --> 00:09:49,698 Always have. 169 00:09:49,938 --> 00:09:51,857 Burns has no record of criminal law, 170 00:09:51,882 --> 00:09:54,260 and he's representing Yusef Salaam at the trial. 171 00:09:55,052 --> 00:09:57,321 Next, we have Mickey Joseph, 172 00:09:57,346 --> 00:10:00,116 a criminal defense lawyer for the Legal Aid Society. 173 00:10:00,141 --> 00:10:01,713 He'll defend Antron McCray. 174 00:10:01,860 --> 00:10:03,696 - I know him. - Yeah? 175 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:05,980 He's stronger than you think. 176 00:10:07,038 --> 00:10:10,022 - So, Mr. Joseph, what's gonna happen... - Mickey, please. 177 00:10:10,192 --> 00:10:12,106 How would you feel if I called you Mr. McCray? 178 00:10:12,191 --> 00:10:13,858 Like an old fogey, right? 179 00:10:14,572 --> 00:10:16,145 Yeah, I guess. 180 00:10:16,357 --> 00:10:19,238 For Korey Wise, there's some guy he's got named Colin Moore. 181 00:10:19,368 --> 00:10:22,430 He's, I don't know, some kind of activist. He's working pro bono. 182 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:25,766 I can't imagine how you feel not having him by your side, 183 00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:29,051 but I'm going to use everything I know how to get him back to you. 184 00:10:30,676 --> 00:10:33,113 You ever hear of this guy Peter Rivera? 185 00:10:33,341 --> 00:10:35,860 Uh, there was an ADA in the Bronx named Peter Rivera. 186 00:10:35,885 --> 00:10:37,945 One and the same. He's also a former cop, 187 00:10:37,970 --> 00:10:40,740 and I have it on good authority that he has political aspirations. 188 00:10:40,765 --> 00:10:42,996 - And who is he representing? - Santana. 189 00:10:44,719 --> 00:10:45,762 Mr. Rivera? 190 00:10:46,020 --> 00:10:47,581 - Mr. Santana. - Nice to meet you. 191 00:10:47,605 --> 00:10:50,250 The last guy they got repping Kevin Richardson is Howard Diller. 192 00:10:50,274 --> 00:10:52,460 You are such a good-looking family. 193 00:10:52,485 --> 00:10:55,338 Maybe we should get you out there more, 194 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:57,757 show the public there's nothing to worry about here. 195 00:10:57,782 --> 00:11:00,051 - Can I help you up the... No? Okay. - No, I'm fine. 196 00:11:00,076 --> 00:11:02,524 I found something on him we can use if it comes to that. 197 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:04,996 Like I said... 198 00:11:06,086 --> 00:11:07,086 piece of cake. 199 00:11:07,786 --> 00:11:08,786 Okay. 200 00:11:09,502 --> 00:11:13,272 So, you see a couple of bad suits and cheap haircuts 201 00:11:13,297 --> 00:11:15,102 and you figure "game over"? 202 00:11:16,384 --> 00:11:17,760 Let me tell you what I see. 203 00:11:19,110 --> 00:11:20,344 Opportunity. 204 00:11:22,090 --> 00:11:25,032 This is an opportunity for every one of those guys 205 00:11:25,951 --> 00:11:27,578 to make a name for themselves, 206 00:11:27,603 --> 00:11:30,514 to be the victor in something high-profile for once, 207 00:11:30,539 --> 00:11:33,086 attention for once, respect for once. 208 00:11:33,379 --> 00:11:36,875 So, don't underestimate how that drives a person. 209 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:39,422 They are coming at it with everything they got. 210 00:11:42,008 --> 00:11:43,009 Well, we are too. 211 00:11:48,165 --> 00:11:50,351 Okay, let's start with the biggest challenge: 212 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:53,180 the admissions of guilt that the boys made in the police station. 213 00:11:53,504 --> 00:11:55,881 The judge ruled the confession tapes are admissible. 214 00:11:56,757 --> 00:11:59,944 Now, we all know they should be interpreted as coercion and thrown out. 215 00:11:59,969 --> 00:12:02,847 Unfortunately, that's not the case, but there is some good news. 216 00:12:03,556 --> 00:12:06,321 The DNA evidence from the cervical swab is inconclusive, 217 00:12:06,519 --> 00:12:08,032 which means that there wasn't enough semen 218 00:12:08,057 --> 00:12:09,412 present in the victim to test 219 00:12:09,437 --> 00:12:11,805 and it cannot be matched to anybody else. 220 00:12:12,220 --> 00:12:14,657 Reports are that the victim, Patricia Meili, 221 00:12:14,817 --> 00:12:16,419 has no recollection of the incident. 222 00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:19,238 So, there's no reason for the prosecution to call her as a witness. 223 00:12:19,697 --> 00:12:21,031 So, no physical evidence, 224 00:12:21,323 --> 00:12:22,453 no eyewitness. 225 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:25,321 The people's case is weak. 226 00:12:25,481 --> 00:12:26,625 That's some chickenshit. 227 00:12:26,650 --> 00:12:28,681 Like hers is the only one that's innocent. 228 00:12:28,706 --> 00:12:31,266 - I didn't say he was. - You didn't have to, Miss Thing, 229 00:12:31,292 --> 00:12:33,018 'cause your shirt is saying it for you. 230 00:12:33,043 --> 00:12:38,094 They said they found that woman's hair in Kevin's underpants. 231 00:12:38,334 --> 00:12:39,828 But of course we don't believe it. 232 00:12:40,092 --> 00:12:41,938 But how are they saying that? 233 00:12:42,136 --> 00:12:44,638 I mean, how are they gonna prove something that didn't happen? 234 00:12:44,889 --> 00:12:47,700 And can they say it in the news like it's real with no proof? 235 00:12:47,725 --> 00:12:49,351 I mean, I know they can, but... 236 00:12:50,102 --> 00:12:51,704 can we do something about it? 237 00:12:51,729 --> 00:12:56,222 They're saying they found hair that looked like the victim's, ma'am. 238 00:12:56,488 --> 00:12:59,370 Hair analysis is notoriously unreliable. 239 00:12:59,395 --> 00:13:01,922 Hey, don't worry, we're gonna get an expert 240 00:13:01,947 --> 00:13:04,136 to challenge the science for Kevin. 241 00:13:04,275 --> 00:13:06,644 Not only is there no physical evidence, 242 00:13:06,754 --> 00:13:08,754 the confessions are riddled with conflict. 243 00:13:08,954 --> 00:13:10,612 A jury will see that. 244 00:13:11,076 --> 00:13:15,261 We'll show that your boys were coerced by law enforcement. 245 00:13:15,586 --> 00:13:19,148 They will, 'cause my son, Ray, he didn't even eat for a day and a half. 246 00:13:19,173 --> 00:13:20,633 You know, I went to work 247 00:13:21,008 --> 00:13:23,402 and I came back and they were still going at him. 248 00:13:23,427 --> 00:13:24,427 Okay? 249 00:13:25,041 --> 00:13:26,480 And now, you know... 250 00:13:27,723 --> 00:13:30,284 Well, he's in there still and I ain't even got money for bail 251 00:13:30,309 --> 00:13:31,989 - and I don't know how much... - Ray. 252 00:13:32,436 --> 00:13:34,163 - It's fine. - Yeah, I'm sorry. 253 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:36,031 - It's okay. - They told us 254 00:13:36,056 --> 00:13:37,531 that Tron was coming home. 255 00:13:37,608 --> 00:13:40,352 And promises for cooperation are illegal. 256 00:13:40,903 --> 00:13:42,461 This whole thing is illegal. 257 00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:45,175 That's when we came towards the rape. 258 00:13:45,199 --> 00:13:46,199 Who is "we"? 259 00:13:46,224 --> 00:13:47,224 Me... 260 00:13:47,844 --> 00:13:48,875 And... 261 00:13:49,451 --> 00:13:50,490 Yes. 262 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,099 ... ran in back of her and she turned around... 263 00:13:54,250 --> 00:13:57,127 Sounds like the damn Emergency Broadcasting System. 264 00:13:57,253 --> 00:13:59,772 That's what it sounds like when you comply with the Bruton rule 265 00:13:59,797 --> 00:14:01,352 during a five-defendant trial. 266 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:03,859 So, we got the tapes in, but we can't use them. 267 00:14:03,884 --> 00:14:05,719 Because they're all implicating each other 268 00:14:05,744 --> 00:14:07,011 and not themselves. 269 00:14:08,336 --> 00:14:10,005 You know what we have to do here? 270 00:14:10,641 --> 00:14:12,226 We have to separate the trials. 271 00:14:12,743 --> 00:14:14,286 It tanks the gang narrative, though. 272 00:14:14,311 --> 00:14:17,164 Not five trials. Two, maybe three. 273 00:14:17,189 --> 00:14:19,458 We just have to find the right combination of defendants 274 00:14:19,483 --> 00:14:21,586 that requires the least amount of editing of the tapes. 275 00:14:21,610 --> 00:14:24,227 Good. Let's dig into it. 276 00:14:24,755 --> 00:14:26,465 They're not gonna separate themselves. 277 00:14:28,642 --> 00:14:30,290 We want a separate trial. 278 00:14:31,633 --> 00:14:32,633 Well... 279 00:14:34,015 --> 00:14:35,797 we all want separate trials. 280 00:14:38,956 --> 00:14:41,272 Look, if the jury sees all five of those boys together, 281 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:43,063 they're gonna think "wolf pack." 282 00:14:43,088 --> 00:14:44,149 It's no good. I agree. 283 00:14:44,174 --> 00:14:47,278 But the prosecution's never gonna agree to five separate trials. 284 00:14:47,303 --> 00:14:49,555 Yusef never made a tape. 285 00:14:50,139 --> 00:14:51,759 He never signed a statement. 286 00:14:52,057 --> 00:14:55,619 I got him out of there before Fairstein and those cops could trap him. 287 00:14:55,644 --> 00:14:58,332 So you're trying to say it's our fault our boys are on tape? 288 00:14:58,357 --> 00:14:59,999 - I didn't say that. - No, don't say that. 289 00:15:00,024 --> 00:15:02,404 - I didn't say that. I said... - What you saying? 290 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:04,889 ... our situations differ. 291 00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:09,158 One thing we need to do more of is control the narrative. 292 00:15:09,371 --> 00:15:11,540 People like Al Sharpton can help with that. 293 00:15:11,810 --> 00:15:15,014 Oh, I don't know. I think it's a mistake to make this about race. 294 00:15:15,122 --> 00:15:17,099 - Sweet Jesus. - What? Why? 295 00:15:17,124 --> 00:15:18,475 Tell that to Trump. 296 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:20,201 - Exactly. - Rivera. 297 00:15:20,226 --> 00:15:22,968 Psst, Rivera, you wanna just jump in there? 298 00:15:25,041 --> 00:15:27,835 The DA at some point is gonna want to talk about a deal. 299 00:15:29,281 --> 00:15:31,696 I know you all want to believe that your sons are innocent, but... 300 00:15:31,722 --> 00:15:33,158 - My... - They are! 301 00:15:33,182 --> 00:15:34,950 We are innocent! We ain't touch that lady. 302 00:15:34,975 --> 00:15:36,577 We're innocent! We didn't do this! 303 00:15:36,602 --> 00:15:38,913 You need to understand, all of you, 304 00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:40,773 that this case was assigned 305 00:15:40,798 --> 00:15:44,210 to Part 59 of the New York State Supreme Court. 306 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,562 That's Galligan's court. 307 00:15:47,398 --> 00:15:48,820 Why is that a big deal? 308 00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:51,033 One, they didn't spin the wheel and... 309 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,953 Wait, what... 310 00:15:55,689 --> 00:15:57,687 what type of law did you say you practice? 311 00:15:58,899 --> 00:16:00,150 I'm a divorce attorney. 312 00:16:02,044 --> 00:16:03,484 I handled Sharonne's case. 313 00:16:07,828 --> 00:16:10,343 Judge assignments are supposed to happen by spinning a wheel, 314 00:16:10,368 --> 00:16:11,445 so it's random. 315 00:16:11,845 --> 00:16:15,390 They didn't do that with this case. They gave it to Galligan. 316 00:16:16,725 --> 00:16:17,882 Rikers Island, 317 00:16:18,363 --> 00:16:20,828 they call it Galligan's Island. 318 00:16:22,590 --> 00:16:24,812 Ten times out of nine, he sides with the state. 319 00:16:25,401 --> 00:16:27,835 They don't plan to lose this case. 320 00:16:27,860 --> 00:16:28,861 Shit. 321 00:16:31,544 --> 00:16:33,953 - Can they do that? - It's already done. 322 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:37,296 But we're not. 323 00:16:38,889 --> 00:16:40,307 We have useless tape, 324 00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:41,703 we've lost our gang narrative, 325 00:16:42,139 --> 00:16:43,703 we can't find DNA. 326 00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:46,242 We have a sock. 327 00:16:48,235 --> 00:16:51,062 Those little bastards shot their wad into a sock, 328 00:16:51,087 --> 00:16:52,361 thinking we wouldn't find it, 329 00:16:52,386 --> 00:16:53,386 but we found it. 330 00:16:53,762 --> 00:16:55,570 We have DNA. Good. 331 00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:58,242 The match will nail this thing down. 332 00:16:58,267 --> 00:17:00,160 How did the NYPD miss this? 333 00:17:00,185 --> 00:17:01,829 Who cares? We have it now. 334 00:17:01,854 --> 00:17:04,540 And the kicker is none of the defense is aware yet. 335 00:17:04,565 --> 00:17:07,835 So, we can test it right before the trial. 336 00:17:08,767 --> 00:17:09,767 Surprise! 337 00:17:10,823 --> 00:17:11,960 Surprise. 338 00:17:12,823 --> 00:17:17,189 ... the accused Harlem teenagers, most 14 or 15 years old. 339 00:17:17,497 --> 00:17:21,348 Initial reports suggested they were quiet kids from stable homes, 340 00:17:21,373 --> 00:17:23,475 but neighbors now say some of the boys 341 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:25,210 had been bad for a while. 342 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,361 One of the boys, Kevin Richardson, was an aspiring trumpet player. 343 00:17:29,673 --> 00:17:31,608 Another boy, Antron McCray, 344 00:17:31,633 --> 00:17:34,820 had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. 345 00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:37,282 - The trial will finally get underway... - Bobby, time to go home. 346 00:17:37,306 --> 00:17:39,159 - Go see that wife of yours. - ... Yusef Salaam, 347 00:17:39,184 --> 00:17:40,814 Raymond Santana, and 348 00:17:40,839 --> 00:17:42,612 - Antron McCray. - Okay, Dave. See you tomorrow. 349 00:17:42,644 --> 00:17:44,789 The jury selection took an unusual length of time, 350 00:17:44,813 --> 00:17:47,708 as there were over 500 potential jurors. 351 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:50,413 The violence and quality of life in this city 352 00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:52,404 is getting worse and worse every day. 353 00:18:11,815 --> 00:18:13,858 - Hello? - Hey. 354 00:18:14,301 --> 00:18:17,373 - Hey. Everything okay? - Yeah, yeah. 355 00:18:17,901 --> 00:18:19,943 Just calling to let you know I ain't gonna make it home tonight. 356 00:18:20,548 --> 00:18:22,522 Dave got caught up with some mess. 357 00:18:23,473 --> 00:18:26,059 So I'm gonna stay back and work the double. 358 00:18:27,674 --> 00:18:28,674 Okay. 359 00:18:31,685 --> 00:18:33,350 You sure there's nobody else who can... 360 00:18:33,375 --> 00:18:35,193 No. I'm gonna stay and do it. 361 00:18:36,698 --> 00:18:39,639 Bobby, tomorrow's the first day of trial. 362 00:18:40,017 --> 00:18:42,436 Ain't like we don't need the extra money, right? 363 00:18:46,158 --> 00:18:47,397 All right, yeah. 364 00:18:49,670 --> 00:18:50,670 Okay. 365 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:56,385 Yeah, look, I gotta get back to work now. 366 00:18:57,142 --> 00:18:58,143 I love you. 367 00:19:00,665 --> 00:19:01,874 I love you too. 368 00:19:02,122 --> 00:19:03,122 Bye. 369 00:19:24,746 --> 00:19:26,746 He's probably out there with a cab for us. 370 00:19:26,790 --> 00:19:29,877 You know how he do sometimes. I'll bet he's there at the gate. 371 00:19:29,902 --> 00:19:31,654 Just watch. I bet he's there. 372 00:19:36,967 --> 00:19:38,218 He ain't here. 373 00:19:42,139 --> 00:19:43,397 He coming with us? 374 00:19:44,430 --> 00:19:46,140 I don't know, baby. It's... 375 00:19:48,968 --> 00:19:51,513 There's a lot going on right now, okay? 376 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:55,736 Everybody's just doing their best. 377 00:19:57,698 --> 00:19:58,698 Come on. 378 00:20:03,018 --> 00:20:04,615 In one of the most anticipated trials 379 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:06,013 in New York State history, 380 00:20:06,038 --> 00:20:08,724 three of the attackers from the Central Park jogger case 381 00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:10,893 go before a Manhattan jury today. 382 00:20:10,918 --> 00:20:13,311 Five teens are charged with multiple criminal counts, 383 00:20:13,336 --> 00:20:16,023 including rape, sexual abuse, and assault. 384 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:18,775 All eyes are on District Attorney Elizabeth Lederer, 385 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,600 who's representing the victim in one of the most horrific crimes 386 00:20:21,625 --> 00:20:23,037 this city has seen. 387 00:20:23,472 --> 00:20:26,116 - Ms. Lederer, a moment! - Ms. Lederer! 388 00:20:26,141 --> 00:20:27,184 One question! 389 00:20:29,978 --> 00:20:34,441 Protect the black youth! Protect the black youth! 390 00:20:34,733 --> 00:20:36,627 I'm here with Elombe and Nomsa Brath, 391 00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:39,421 two of Harlem's most prominent activists and community leaders. 392 00:20:39,446 --> 00:20:42,132 We are here to assert the position for the families 393 00:20:42,157 --> 00:20:43,634 and many in our community 394 00:20:43,659 --> 00:20:46,081 that there is injustice happening here. 395 00:20:47,412 --> 00:20:51,500 Injustice occurred in that precinct when young boys, underage boys, 396 00:20:51,525 --> 00:20:53,444 were questioned without their parents, 397 00:20:54,836 --> 00:20:58,273 and were coerced by police and prosecutors 398 00:20:58,298 --> 00:21:01,485 to make false confessions, leading to where we are today. 399 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:05,190 We are here to point the finger at the white press who have failed. 400 00:21:05,826 --> 00:21:08,620 You have failed to properly investigate this. 401 00:21:08,767 --> 00:21:11,479 You have failed to ask the right questions. 402 00:21:11,728 --> 00:21:15,120 How do you feel about people calling your son a rapist? 403 00:21:15,886 --> 00:21:17,125 Why are you repeating this shit? 404 00:21:17,150 --> 00:21:20,045 You don't know how we are suffering. My son is innocent. 405 00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:22,276 You don't know him. Don't make presumptions about him. 406 00:21:22,698 --> 00:21:25,926 You've been spoon-fed a story and you've eaten it up. 407 00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:28,470 - But we're not here for stories. - That's right! 408 00:21:28,495 --> 00:21:30,556 - We're here for the facts. - That's right! 409 00:21:30,580 --> 00:21:32,708 - For the truth. - That's right! 410 00:21:33,250 --> 00:21:35,936 And the facts are that these boys are not a wolf pack. 411 00:21:38,547 --> 00:21:39,886 They're not animals. 412 00:21:41,925 --> 00:21:43,343 They're not thugs. 413 00:21:43,719 --> 00:21:46,179 These boys, they are ours... 414 00:21:47,014 --> 00:21:48,598 and we will fight for them. 415 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,236 Neat trick getting Galligan assigned. 416 00:22:01,261 --> 00:22:02,421 Real magical. 417 00:22:02,446 --> 00:22:05,166 And congratulations to you on getting the trials separated. 418 00:22:05,198 --> 00:22:06,692 Oh, do we get credit for that? 419 00:22:07,075 --> 00:22:09,637 I'm sure it didn't have anything to do with cutting those videos down 420 00:22:09,661 --> 00:22:11,805 into nothing more than a dog whistle, right? 421 00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:13,083 We all knew you were the smart one. 422 00:22:14,853 --> 00:22:16,849 You've done well for yourself. You're starting in the lead. 423 00:22:18,774 --> 00:22:19,774 Please... 424 00:22:21,048 --> 00:22:24,356 do those kids you're so eager to put into jail a favor. 425 00:22:25,260 --> 00:22:26,803 Just give them a fair fight. 426 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:29,890 From now on, just fight fair. That's all we ask. 427 00:23:12,182 --> 00:23:14,477 Judge Galligan, thank you. 428 00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:18,230 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... 429 00:23:22,495 --> 00:23:26,527 during this trial, you will learn that the three defendants, 430 00:23:26,947 --> 00:23:28,206 Yusef Salaam, 431 00:23:28,365 --> 00:23:29,825 Antron McCray, 432 00:23:29,991 --> 00:23:32,214 and Raymond Santana, 433 00:23:32,953 --> 00:23:36,331 were among a group of 30 young men 434 00:23:36,657 --> 00:23:38,826 who went into Central Park 435 00:23:39,042 --> 00:23:43,878 to rob, beat, and attack innocent New Yorkers. 436 00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:46,526 I want to highlight something 437 00:23:46,551 --> 00:23:49,636 that Ms. Lederer did not say this morning. 438 00:23:50,387 --> 00:23:51,800 None of the victims, 439 00:23:52,222 --> 00:23:54,141 including Ms. Meili, 440 00:23:54,988 --> 00:23:57,393 has identified my client 441 00:23:57,870 --> 00:23:59,663 as a perpetrator in these crimes. 442 00:23:59,688 --> 00:24:03,358 These defendants are charged with the rape, 443 00:24:04,278 --> 00:24:05,393 sodomy, 444 00:24:05,561 --> 00:24:06,895 attempted murder, 445 00:24:07,659 --> 00:24:08,755 assault, 446 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:11,675 and sexual abuse of Patricia Meili. 447 00:24:12,826 --> 00:24:14,627 You will see video statements 448 00:24:14,684 --> 00:24:17,659 from Antron McCray and Raymond Santana, 449 00:24:17,684 --> 00:24:21,351 where they describe in detail how they participated 450 00:24:21,376 --> 00:24:23,478 in the rape and attempted murder of Ms. Meili. 451 00:24:23,503 --> 00:24:24,671 And these tapes, 452 00:24:25,464 --> 00:24:28,237 these written testaments, these... 453 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:31,276 are not as clean as the state would have you believe. 454 00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:34,473 And you will find out what went into making those tapes. 455 00:24:35,092 --> 00:24:37,094 These defendants told detectives 456 00:24:37,663 --> 00:24:40,260 that Kevin Richardson grabbed the jogger, 457 00:24:40,285 --> 00:24:42,789 and while Kevin and the jogger struggled, 458 00:24:42,814 --> 00:24:46,495 Yusef stepped up and hit her with a pipe. 459 00:24:49,177 --> 00:24:51,502 The police decided to solve this case, 460 00:24:51,823 --> 00:24:57,704 no matter what it meant to the rights of a scared 14-year-old child. 461 00:24:58,074 --> 00:25:01,892 Carefully collected evidence in a thorough investigation by NYPD 462 00:25:01,917 --> 00:25:05,565 will be presented to you that will prove the guilt of this group 463 00:25:05,712 --> 00:25:07,172 beyond a reasonable doubt. 464 00:25:07,555 --> 00:25:11,226 During this NYPD investigation that Ms. Lederer has described today, 465 00:25:11,251 --> 00:25:14,135 where they scoured Central Park 466 00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:16,198 for bodily fluids, 467 00:25:16,565 --> 00:25:19,493 for blood, for rocks, for a pipe, 468 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:23,471 anything that might have my client's fingerprints on it, 469 00:25:23,647 --> 00:25:26,858 and they did not find one. 470 00:25:28,778 --> 00:25:31,558 The only just verdict in this case 471 00:25:31,940 --> 00:25:36,144 is a verdict of not guilty on all counts. 472 00:25:44,544 --> 00:25:45,729 Thank you. 473 00:25:45,988 --> 00:25:47,285 Ladies and gentlemen, 474 00:25:48,333 --> 00:25:51,316 the evidence in chief against Raymond Santana 475 00:25:51,341 --> 00:25:52,996 is a statement he made. 476 00:25:55,262 --> 00:25:58,581 And I submit to you that that statement was coerced. 477 00:26:00,331 --> 00:26:01,644 And after you hear it, 478 00:26:01,669 --> 00:26:05,769 I'm sure you'll see that the people have failed to prove their case 479 00:26:06,176 --> 00:26:08,722 against my client, Mr. Santana. 480 00:26:09,948 --> 00:26:10,948 Thank you. 481 00:26:11,152 --> 00:26:13,029 Is he serious? 482 00:26:19,131 --> 00:26:20,511 Mr. Burns. 483 00:26:21,543 --> 00:26:22,878 Thank you, Your Honor. 484 00:26:23,946 --> 00:26:24,946 Uh... 485 00:26:25,834 --> 00:26:27,168 Ladies and gentlemen, 486 00:26:28,598 --> 00:26:29,957 the evidence... 487 00:26:31,631 --> 00:26:32,631 Uh... 488 00:26:33,174 --> 00:26:34,261 The evidence... 489 00:26:35,064 --> 00:26:36,565 is going to show that... 490 00:26:37,387 --> 00:26:40,285 until the body of the female jogger was discovered, 491 00:26:41,008 --> 00:26:43,332 the crimes which had been committed and reported 492 00:26:43,357 --> 00:26:45,023 to the police that night, 493 00:26:45,812 --> 00:26:48,629 they weren't treated with the same degree 494 00:26:48,654 --> 00:26:50,707 of seriousness, of, uh... 495 00:26:51,109 --> 00:26:52,152 of intensity 496 00:26:52,657 --> 00:26:55,136 as the crime related to the white... 497 00:26:56,239 --> 00:26:57,449 female jogger. 498 00:26:58,533 --> 00:27:00,957 A lot of police became involved. 499 00:27:01,056 --> 00:27:02,641 Sergeants, captains. 500 00:27:03,246 --> 00:27:04,246 Brass. 501 00:27:04,414 --> 00:27:06,683 And on the sidelines, you had the media, 502 00:27:07,125 --> 00:27:10,246 which learned of the female rape victim 503 00:27:10,858 --> 00:27:14,988 and that the suspects were all black or Hispanic. 504 00:27:16,196 --> 00:27:18,019 Conclusions were made. 505 00:27:18,715 --> 00:27:19,738 Quickly. 506 00:27:19,763 --> 00:27:21,722 And pursued in a vacuum. 507 00:27:23,062 --> 00:27:24,261 There was a... 508 00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:29,247 strong motivation to solve and close this case as soon as possible. 509 00:27:29,272 --> 00:27:32,009 So, in comes my client, okay? 510 00:27:33,026 --> 00:27:35,431 Fifteen years old at the time. 511 00:27:35,456 --> 00:27:38,209 Never been in a precinct before under any circumstances. 512 00:27:38,688 --> 00:27:40,064 And they work him. 513 00:27:41,326 --> 00:27:42,524 And work him. 514 00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:46,845 Until his mother comes down and puts a stop to the interrogation. 515 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,543 It was neither a voluntary statement nor a truthful one. 516 00:27:51,763 --> 00:27:53,610 And the evidence to support it... 517 00:27:54,839 --> 00:27:56,189 it isn't there. 518 00:27:57,045 --> 00:27:59,339 Which leaves us room for... 519 00:28:00,428 --> 00:28:01,774 reasonable doubt. 520 00:28:03,807 --> 00:28:04,807 Thank you. 521 00:28:09,938 --> 00:28:12,337 Ms. Lederer, first witness. 522 00:28:14,479 --> 00:28:16,259 Oh, my God... 523 00:28:17,318 --> 00:28:20,290 She was critically ill and just barely alive. 524 00:28:23,243 --> 00:28:25,845 What specific injuries did you discover, Dr. Kurtz? 525 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:28,431 Many. She was suffering from severe hypothermia 526 00:28:28,456 --> 00:28:31,634 and she was bleeding actively when she entered the emergency room. 527 00:28:32,609 --> 00:28:34,462 Bleeding from what part of her body, Doctor? 528 00:28:34,487 --> 00:28:35,487 Her scalp. 529 00:28:36,271 --> 00:28:40,024 The blood was from scalp lacerations, for the most part. 530 00:28:43,613 --> 00:28:45,142 Ms. Dean, what do you remember about 531 00:28:45,167 --> 00:28:47,234 that night of April 19th, 1989? 532 00:28:47,475 --> 00:28:48,475 Um... 533 00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:50,912 I don't remember much, but I... 534 00:28:50,937 --> 00:28:53,231 I do remember a... 535 00:28:53,414 --> 00:28:56,415 group of boys. 536 00:28:57,193 --> 00:28:59,571 And they were making these... 537 00:28:59,863 --> 00:29:03,118 these animal sounds, like... 538 00:29:03,634 --> 00:29:05,093 - grunting... - Objection. 539 00:29:05,118 --> 00:29:07,556 - Overruled. - You were saying "grunting"? 540 00:29:07,643 --> 00:29:10,098 So, my fiancé and I were riding our bike 541 00:29:10,123 --> 00:29:14,579 and this entire group of kids just started heckling us, 542 00:29:14,846 --> 00:29:16,587 and, I mean, I... 543 00:29:16,755 --> 00:29:18,548 We were completely terrified. 544 00:29:20,483 --> 00:29:21,609 Mr. Loughlin, 545 00:29:21,634 --> 00:29:25,280 you reviewed a lineup with the intention of identifying your assailant. 546 00:29:25,305 --> 00:29:27,587 - Did you identify him? - I did. 547 00:29:28,233 --> 00:29:31,035 And that was number... four in the lineup. 548 00:29:31,060 --> 00:29:32,120 Is that correct? 549 00:29:32,145 --> 00:29:33,705 I believe that is correct. 550 00:29:33,730 --> 00:29:37,025 Is the person that you identified in this courtroom today? 551 00:29:38,234 --> 00:29:39,234 No. 552 00:29:39,444 --> 00:29:41,259 Sorry. Could you repeat that a little louder? 553 00:29:41,709 --> 00:29:42,709 No. 554 00:29:44,806 --> 00:29:47,809 Thank you, Mr. Loughlin. No more questions, Your Honor. 555 00:29:51,837 --> 00:29:54,795 I needed this DNA and the sock to nail all this down. 556 00:29:54,820 --> 00:29:56,233 It doesn't match. 557 00:29:56,377 --> 00:29:58,171 So, five defendants, clean. 558 00:29:58,379 --> 00:30:00,715 Their DNA isn't there. It's not anywhere. 559 00:30:03,543 --> 00:30:06,092 So, there must have been another attacker. 560 00:30:06,117 --> 00:30:07,710 One must have gotten away. 561 00:30:07,889 --> 00:30:09,224 You honestly believe that? 562 00:30:09,249 --> 00:30:12,410 I do if it helps a jury believe what we know is true. 563 00:30:12,435 --> 00:30:14,788 Okay, but our case is built on the assertion 564 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:18,225 that these boys are the rapists, not some sixth unknown boy. 565 00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:23,338 So, we have semen in a sock and it isn't theirs, any of them. 566 00:30:23,363 --> 00:30:24,920 So, what are we doing here? 567 00:30:26,173 --> 00:30:28,259 I'm the one who has to sell this to a jury 568 00:30:28,284 --> 00:30:30,637 and the whole city is watching, hell, the country. 569 00:30:30,662 --> 00:30:32,680 So, do you understand what is happening here? 570 00:30:32,705 --> 00:30:34,808 We've still got the cervical DNA. 571 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,014 Which was inconclusive. 572 00:30:36,039 --> 00:30:38,353 Which means the five can't be ruled out. 573 00:30:38,378 --> 00:30:42,023 Deal with the sock DNA results, you know, play up the cervical DNA... 574 00:30:42,048 --> 00:30:45,093 Are you listening to yourself? You sound delusional. 575 00:30:45,343 --> 00:30:48,012 You want me to pretend that the sock never existed? 576 00:30:49,013 --> 00:30:50,515 This is crossing a line. 577 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,692 What line, Elizabeth? 578 00:30:53,717 --> 00:30:56,600 Where's the line for Patricia, huh? 579 00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:59,920 I'm sick of this shit. Where's the line for her? 580 00:31:00,316 --> 00:31:03,086 Left for dead in the cold in a pool of her own blood, 581 00:31:03,111 --> 00:31:06,130 running out of her body minute by minute in the fucking bushes. 582 00:31:06,155 --> 00:31:08,174 She feels herself draining away. 583 00:31:09,175 --> 00:31:10,792 Where's the line? 584 00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:12,119 Huh? 585 00:31:15,889 --> 00:31:17,390 Fucking city! 586 00:31:17,750 --> 00:31:21,271 We hear something gruesome, we grimace and we move on. 587 00:31:21,296 --> 00:31:22,694 Well, not this time. 588 00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:26,634 But these boys, Linda... 589 00:31:27,427 --> 00:31:30,770 They were in the park beating people up 590 00:31:30,795 --> 00:31:33,090 the same night that she's getting beat up 591 00:31:33,115 --> 00:31:35,226 and you're telling me they had nothing to do with it? 592 00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:36,936 Bullshit. 593 00:31:37,770 --> 00:31:39,123 They said it themselves. 594 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:41,319 They told us what happened. 595 00:31:41,608 --> 00:31:42,859 They were told. 596 00:31:44,273 --> 00:31:45,444 Come on. 597 00:31:46,060 --> 00:31:48,548 The eye sees, but it cannot see itself. 598 00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:52,635 They couldn't see the whole picture of how their one part fit 599 00:31:52,660 --> 00:31:54,954 into the whole. That is all we did. 600 00:32:03,701 --> 00:32:05,178 It's too late for this. 601 00:32:07,066 --> 00:32:09,483 Like you said, the whole country is watching. 602 00:32:09,677 --> 00:32:12,256 They are watching you. 603 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:14,897 This is your opportunity. 604 00:32:17,988 --> 00:32:19,483 Remember her. 605 00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:28,571 The people call Patricia Meili. 606 00:32:38,748 --> 00:32:39,999 Oh, Lord... 607 00:32:51,511 --> 00:32:52,990 Oh, man... 608 00:33:05,694 --> 00:33:06,890 What are you doing? 609 00:33:08,736 --> 00:33:10,834 Praying she got her memory back. 610 00:33:24,595 --> 00:33:25,763 Ms. Meili, 611 00:33:26,212 --> 00:33:28,295 will you tell us what you remember 612 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:30,733 about April 19th, 1989? 613 00:33:36,109 --> 00:33:39,363 I remember being at work. 614 00:33:40,435 --> 00:33:43,795 And we had a meeting at lunch 615 00:33:44,272 --> 00:33:46,053 with the entire 616 00:33:46,274 --> 00:33:48,443 corporate finance department. 617 00:33:49,057 --> 00:33:53,631 And I remember I had a phone call at five o'clock 618 00:33:54,270 --> 00:33:57,014 to cancel a dinner with a friend. 619 00:33:58,712 --> 00:34:02,092 Do you recall what time you left work on April 19th, 1989? 620 00:34:09,215 --> 00:34:10,299 No, I do not. 621 00:34:11,567 --> 00:34:13,986 Do you remember jogging in Central Park? 622 00:34:15,258 --> 00:34:16,258 No. 623 00:34:17,304 --> 00:34:20,404 Do you have any memory whatsoever 624 00:34:20,959 --> 00:34:23,162 about what happened to you in the park 625 00:34:23,626 --> 00:34:25,811 on April 19th, 1989? 626 00:34:37,033 --> 00:34:38,311 No, I do not. 627 00:35:01,460 --> 00:35:04,420 Ms. Meili, do you recognize People's 33 in evidence? 628 00:35:05,436 --> 00:35:06,896 That's my shirt. 629 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:09,899 Prior to April 19th, 1989, 630 00:35:10,003 --> 00:35:11,451 what color was this shirt? 631 00:35:12,496 --> 00:35:13,764 It was white. 632 00:35:21,540 --> 00:35:23,930 And do you recognize People's 13? 633 00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:25,850 Those are my running shoes. 634 00:35:29,778 --> 00:35:31,905 Ms. Meili, as you sit here today, 635 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:35,631 do you suffer any lingering injuries from your attack? 636 00:35:41,264 --> 00:35:42,932 A few. Um... 637 00:35:44,684 --> 00:35:47,498 I have trouble walking, 638 00:35:48,354 --> 00:35:49,842 as you could see. 639 00:35:51,399 --> 00:35:56,028 I have trouble with steps or stairs. 640 00:35:57,449 --> 00:35:58,701 I have... 641 00:35:59,198 --> 00:36:00,467 double vision. 642 00:36:01,909 --> 00:36:04,522 And I have lost my sense of smell. 643 00:36:07,219 --> 00:36:09,467 I can't smell anything. 644 00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:16,365 Nothing further, Your Honor. 645 00:36:23,723 --> 00:36:25,795 She didn't say it wasn't them. 646 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:09,076 How you doing, boy? Looking good. 647 00:37:10,139 --> 00:37:11,139 You a'ight? 648 00:37:13,762 --> 00:37:14,762 I'm okay. 649 00:37:19,135 --> 00:37:20,365 Why aren't you home? 650 00:37:21,739 --> 00:37:23,444 Trial's almost half over, and... 651 00:37:23,730 --> 00:37:25,123 I ain't seen you once. 652 00:37:25,618 --> 00:37:27,078 I mean, uh... 653 00:37:27,787 --> 00:37:28,871 I'm just, you know... 654 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:31,358 I'm working on some things. 655 00:37:32,959 --> 00:37:36,029 Taking care of some things for, you know, for all of us. 656 00:37:39,227 --> 00:37:40,326 Trust me? 657 00:37:45,012 --> 00:37:46,012 Go on. 658 00:37:51,419 --> 00:37:53,964 Here's some money for the cab ride back and forth. 659 00:37:54,438 --> 00:37:56,232 Wait... I thought... 660 00:37:59,151 --> 00:38:00,319 You're not coming, huh? 661 00:38:03,184 --> 00:38:04,295 Not today. 662 00:38:10,204 --> 00:38:11,358 I love you. 663 00:38:18,713 --> 00:38:21,565 We suggested, myself and Detective Hildebrandt, 664 00:38:21,590 --> 00:38:23,162 that maybe the mother... 665 00:38:24,968 --> 00:38:27,280 It might be better off if the mother could leave 666 00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:29,576 and Mr. McCray could stay inside the room. 667 00:38:29,890 --> 00:38:32,684 And once Mrs. McCray left the room, did Antron say anything? 668 00:38:32,709 --> 00:38:34,639 Yeah, he admitted about the female jogger, 669 00:38:34,664 --> 00:38:36,414 about who was holding her down, 670 00:38:36,439 --> 00:38:39,025 and about him getting on top of her and penetrating her. 671 00:38:40,693 --> 00:38:41,752 I never said that. 672 00:38:41,777 --> 00:38:44,071 And what was Antron's demeanor at this point? 673 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:45,423 His voice was low, 674 00:38:45,448 --> 00:38:48,451 he was fidgeting, and, uh, his eyes were tearing up. 675 00:38:49,086 --> 00:38:50,129 He was crying. 676 00:38:50,273 --> 00:38:51,649 No, he wasn't crying. 677 00:38:51,954 --> 00:38:55,467 Your colleague Detective Gonzalez testified that he was crying. 678 00:38:56,167 --> 00:38:57,167 I didn't see that. 679 00:38:58,177 --> 00:38:59,177 Hmm. 680 00:38:59,354 --> 00:39:01,858 You testified that it was Linda McCray's idea 681 00:39:01,883 --> 00:39:03,912 to remove herself from the interrogation room. 682 00:39:04,842 --> 00:39:05,842 That's right. 683 00:39:05,867 --> 00:39:07,483 But isn't it the fact that... 684 00:39:07,928 --> 00:39:09,272 that was your idea? 685 00:39:09,555 --> 00:39:11,123 Yours and Detective Gonzalez'? 686 00:39:12,475 --> 00:39:13,959 We all decided together. 687 00:39:15,019 --> 00:39:18,439 Detective Gonzalez testified that Antron told him 688 00:39:18,464 --> 00:39:19,874 that he had penetrated the jogger, 689 00:39:19,899 --> 00:39:23,461 but you just told the DA that Antron was very clear with you 690 00:39:23,486 --> 00:39:25,321 that he did not penetrate her. 691 00:39:27,198 --> 00:39:28,358 So, which is it, Detective? 692 00:39:28,383 --> 00:39:29,975 Because both of you can't be telling the truth. 693 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,219 - Objection, argumentative. - He ain't did nothing! 694 00:39:32,244 --> 00:39:33,305 Thank you. 695 00:39:33,985 --> 00:39:36,756 Order! Order! Sustained. 696 00:39:37,166 --> 00:39:39,352 And because neither you nor Detective Gonzalez 697 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:40,978 kept any notes of the interview, 698 00:39:41,003 --> 00:39:43,981 I guess we'll just never know why a 14-year-old 699 00:39:44,006 --> 00:39:47,123 went from saying that he had never heard of a rape in the park 700 00:39:47,301 --> 00:39:49,600 to allegedly confessing to it. 701 00:39:51,406 --> 00:39:52,406 Is that a question? 702 00:39:52,431 --> 00:39:55,451 Isn't it true that you promised Antron McCray that he could go home 703 00:39:55,476 --> 00:39:57,358 if he would just give you a statement? 704 00:39:57,540 --> 00:40:02,166 All we did was ask Mr. McCray what happened, and he told us. 705 00:40:02,191 --> 00:40:04,794 But you have no notes of the many times that he told you 706 00:40:04,819 --> 00:40:06,686 he had nothing to do with it. 707 00:40:07,425 --> 00:40:08,425 No. 708 00:40:09,155 --> 00:40:10,657 Just to be clear... 709 00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:15,037 he told you multiple times that he didn't do it. 710 00:40:15,121 --> 00:40:16,121 He may have. 711 00:40:16,147 --> 00:40:18,545 - Multiple times? - Multiple times. 712 00:40:18,749 --> 00:40:19,749 Yes. 713 00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:23,889 Mr. McCray claimed to be innocent. 714 00:40:26,882 --> 00:40:28,008 Thank you, Your Honor. 715 00:40:31,470 --> 00:40:34,557 Is it okay if I sit with Raymond before they take him into Holding? 716 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:35,896 Sure. 717 00:40:44,503 --> 00:40:47,862 A'ight, here's the plan: you take out the guards, I steal us a car, 718 00:40:47,887 --> 00:40:49,889 we'd be in Mexico in a few days. 719 00:40:50,168 --> 00:40:51,920 I mean, you speak Spanish, right? 720 00:40:53,868 --> 00:40:55,222 I can say "tacos." 721 00:40:55,786 --> 00:40:56,786 That count? 722 00:41:04,837 --> 00:41:05,837 Man... 723 00:41:07,418 --> 00:41:09,294 I want to sleep in my own bed so bad. 724 00:41:11,427 --> 00:41:12,644 I want to go home. 725 00:41:17,892 --> 00:41:19,862 My dad don't even come to court no more. 726 00:41:22,771 --> 00:41:25,026 He say he knows what's gonna happen, he's sorry. 727 00:41:29,612 --> 00:41:31,253 That's what everybody's saying, man. 728 00:41:33,866 --> 00:41:35,451 It ain't looking good for us. 729 00:41:37,661 --> 00:41:38,829 Don't think like that. 730 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:43,941 If we don't believe, man, we already lost. 731 00:41:48,836 --> 00:41:51,120 And as for the cervical swab, 732 00:41:51,175 --> 00:41:53,469 the semen sample recovered from the body, 733 00:41:53,668 --> 00:41:56,191 were you able to recover a DNA sample? 734 00:41:56,671 --> 00:42:00,008 That's the pattern I informed the district attorney was very faint. 735 00:42:00,033 --> 00:42:03,245 And based on your visual observation of those two bands, 736 00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:05,206 would you agree that the DNA pattern 737 00:42:05,231 --> 00:42:06,994 is different than that of Antron McCray's? 738 00:42:07,347 --> 00:42:08,361 Yes. 739 00:42:10,444 --> 00:42:13,339 And did you find any trace of Antron McCray's DNA 740 00:42:13,364 --> 00:42:14,713 anywhere on the scene? 741 00:42:15,324 --> 00:42:18,963 No, but we only tested the cervical swab and the sock. 742 00:42:40,599 --> 00:42:44,158 Agent, were you asked to test a sample 743 00:42:45,093 --> 00:42:47,205 on a sock recovered at the scene? 744 00:42:48,164 --> 00:42:49,164 Yes, sir. 745 00:42:51,151 --> 00:42:54,154 And what kind of sample was present? 746 00:42:54,947 --> 00:42:56,893 There was a semen on the sock. 747 00:42:59,402 --> 00:43:00,822 A semen, singular? 748 00:43:01,335 --> 00:43:02,335 Yes. 749 00:43:04,164 --> 00:43:06,096 And would you say that your findings are conclusive? 750 00:43:07,084 --> 00:43:08,084 Yes. 751 00:43:12,631 --> 00:43:14,588 Based on your analysis of that sock, 752 00:43:15,426 --> 00:43:18,424 does the DNA present match that of Antron McCray? 753 00:43:21,015 --> 00:43:23,158 No. It was not his. 754 00:43:28,286 --> 00:43:30,885 Does the DNA from that sample match any 755 00:43:31,236 --> 00:43:33,416 of the DNA patterns of the defendants? 756 00:43:38,892 --> 00:43:39,892 No. 757 00:43:41,786 --> 00:43:42,845 I told you! 758 00:43:42,870 --> 00:43:45,205 - Order! - They didn't touch her! 759 00:43:47,166 --> 00:43:48,166 Order! 760 00:43:51,779 --> 00:43:52,838 Order! 761 00:43:54,056 --> 00:43:55,619 Order! 762 00:44:01,174 --> 00:44:03,182 - Elizabeth. - Michael. 763 00:44:04,792 --> 00:44:06,510 Did you call me here to apologize? 764 00:44:07,154 --> 00:44:08,238 Apologize for what? 765 00:44:08,966 --> 00:44:10,536 You saying that the DNA evidence 766 00:44:10,561 --> 00:44:12,473 was inconclusive. That's not playing fair. 767 00:44:12,566 --> 00:44:13,566 Fair? 768 00:44:14,443 --> 00:44:16,130 What's that word mean, anyway? 769 00:44:17,905 --> 00:44:19,948 I don't know, something to do with justice, I think. 770 00:44:20,115 --> 00:44:22,372 It's no longer about justice, Counselor. 771 00:44:22,826 --> 00:44:24,146 It's about politics. 772 00:44:24,715 --> 00:44:26,926 And politics is about survival. 773 00:44:27,331 --> 00:44:29,700 And there's nothing fair about survival. 774 00:44:32,586 --> 00:44:34,927 Survival at what cost? 775 00:44:35,973 --> 00:44:37,739 Those boys don't deserve to pay the price... 776 00:44:37,764 --> 00:44:38,881 I'm not interested in 777 00:44:38,906 --> 00:44:40,099 - having a philosophical... - Then what are you interested in? 778 00:44:40,124 --> 00:44:42,271 - I asked you here to talk about a deal. - Why am I here? 779 00:44:47,014 --> 00:44:48,943 The prosecution has a huge problem 780 00:44:48,968 --> 00:44:50,454 with its physical case, and they know it. 781 00:44:50,479 --> 00:44:53,399 It's the only reason they're willing to talk about a plea deal, but... 782 00:44:54,233 --> 00:44:56,646 it has to be all three of you. 783 00:44:57,419 --> 00:45:00,422 If we all plead guilty now, you will do time, 784 00:45:00,447 --> 00:45:02,006 but it is a fraction of the time 785 00:45:02,031 --> 00:45:03,717 you'll do if we see this thing through to the end 786 00:45:03,742 --> 00:45:06,529 and it doesn't go our way. It's something we have to consider. 787 00:45:06,662 --> 00:45:08,943 - This is good news. - Wait. Wait. Wait. 788 00:45:09,707 --> 00:45:13,326 We gotta be careful. It's all gonna come down to those tapes. 789 00:45:13,961 --> 00:45:16,146 If the tapes clearly show our boys being coerced, 790 00:45:16,171 --> 00:45:18,053 it's a huge advantage to us. 791 00:45:18,132 --> 00:45:20,008 This case could still go either way. 792 00:45:43,031 --> 00:45:44,303 We didn't do this. 793 00:45:48,715 --> 00:45:49,715 No. 794 00:45:52,249 --> 00:45:55,294 I don't think we should admit to something that we didn't do. 795 00:46:03,325 --> 00:46:04,443 Yusef is right. 796 00:46:15,475 --> 00:46:16,607 Not gonna do this. 797 00:46:19,979 --> 00:46:20,979 Okay. 798 00:46:21,820 --> 00:46:22,820 So... 799 00:46:24,434 --> 00:46:25,609 we keep fighting. 800 00:46:36,335 --> 00:46:39,813 When Raymond said "I was kneeling" when he was feeling her breasts, 801 00:46:39,838 --> 00:46:42,404 did you look to see if there was any mud on his pants? 802 00:46:43,634 --> 00:46:44,634 No. 803 00:46:45,424 --> 00:46:47,615 Did you make any notations about there being... 804 00:46:47,648 --> 00:46:49,185 mud on the pants? 805 00:46:49,877 --> 00:46:50,877 No. 806 00:46:55,729 --> 00:46:56,729 Oh. 807 00:46:58,567 --> 00:46:59,849 One more thing. 808 00:47:01,151 --> 00:47:05,693 Raymond placed the rape in the wrong part of the park. Am I correct? 809 00:47:05,768 --> 00:47:07,115 Objection, leading. 810 00:47:07,199 --> 00:47:08,199 You'll answer. 811 00:47:11,090 --> 00:47:13,264 Santana put the rape elsewhere. 812 00:47:13,747 --> 00:47:14,747 Where? 813 00:47:15,701 --> 00:47:18,849 Where "elsewhere," Detective? 814 00:47:20,349 --> 00:47:22,773 There's a lot at stake for this boy and I want you to be specific. 815 00:47:22,798 --> 00:47:26,256 We don't need the commentary, Mr. Rivera. You'll answer. 816 00:47:28,431 --> 00:47:30,225 He put the rape down there. 817 00:47:36,895 --> 00:47:37,895 Not... 818 00:47:40,344 --> 00:47:41,512 where it took place. 819 00:47:45,904 --> 00:47:46,904 No. 820 00:47:50,625 --> 00:47:52,252 No further questions, Your Honor. 821 00:47:58,293 --> 00:47:59,693 Glad you could join us. 822 00:48:06,717 --> 00:48:07,968 Ms. Lederer. 823 00:48:09,219 --> 00:48:10,764 The people rest, Your Honor. 824 00:48:14,641 --> 00:48:16,869 She was raped and beaten so severely, 825 00:48:16,894 --> 00:48:19,217 she lost all memory of the attack. 826 00:48:19,479 --> 00:48:21,373 It's been a back-and-forth trial 827 00:48:21,398 --> 00:48:24,234 and so much is riding on these taped statements. 828 00:48:24,259 --> 00:48:27,129 If what we're hearing is true about those tapes, 829 00:48:27,154 --> 00:48:30,037 those boys will need a miracle to convince a jury. 830 00:48:59,401 --> 00:49:00,401 Hey. 831 00:49:04,399 --> 00:49:07,336 Protect black youth! Protect black youth! 832 00:49:07,361 --> 00:49:11,698 Protect black youth! Protect black youth! Protect black youth! 833 00:49:13,700 --> 00:49:15,827 No justice, no peace! 834 00:49:16,432 --> 00:49:18,559 No justice, no peace! 835 00:49:19,122 --> 00:49:21,892 - No justice, no peace! - We love you, Tron! 836 00:49:21,917 --> 00:49:23,961 No justice, no peace! 837 00:49:24,461 --> 00:49:26,482 No justice, no peace! 838 00:49:27,255 --> 00:49:29,467 No justice, no peace! 839 00:49:29,925 --> 00:49:32,219 No justice, no peace! 840 00:49:32,803 --> 00:49:35,030 No justice, no peace! 841 00:49:37,724 --> 00:49:39,201 They were framed! 842 00:49:39,226 --> 00:49:41,937 They were framed! They were framed! 843 00:49:42,104 --> 00:49:44,940 They were framed! They were framed! 844 00:49:45,023 --> 00:49:47,818 They were framed! They were framed! 845 00:50:09,047 --> 00:50:10,047 Hey. 846 00:50:15,279 --> 00:50:16,386 "Hey"? 847 00:50:19,266 --> 00:50:20,726 'Cause you didn't wanna show up! 848 00:50:22,310 --> 00:50:25,014 You didn't wanna show up for half of my trial! 849 00:50:28,244 --> 00:50:30,146 Now you're trying to come here and play the hero? 850 00:50:31,724 --> 00:50:33,213 I can make this right, Tron... 851 00:50:33,238 --> 00:50:35,173 Have you ever thought about what would happen 852 00:50:35,198 --> 00:50:37,232 if you went up there and say the wrong thing? 853 00:50:40,328 --> 00:50:41,538 This is my life. 854 00:50:43,609 --> 00:50:44,935 This is my life. 855 00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:48,962 I know what's happening. 856 00:50:49,838 --> 00:50:51,882 I know why you're leaving us. 857 00:50:54,843 --> 00:50:57,435 Ain't nobody ever blamed you for any of this. 858 00:51:00,307 --> 00:51:01,803 I blame myself. 859 00:51:15,739 --> 00:51:18,533 Did there come a time when you left the room with the police? 860 00:51:19,201 --> 00:51:21,136 Uh, yeah. Yes. 861 00:51:21,161 --> 00:51:22,779 And what did they say then? 862 00:51:24,706 --> 00:51:26,041 They said, um... 863 00:51:26,912 --> 00:51:30,146 if my son didn't cooperate that he was going to go to jail, 864 00:51:30,462 --> 00:51:33,357 and then they said I should go back in the room 865 00:51:34,303 --> 00:51:35,881 and talk to him alone, 866 00:51:36,989 --> 00:51:38,318 without my wife. 867 00:51:43,519 --> 00:51:45,084 And what did you say to Antron? 868 00:51:47,270 --> 00:51:50,076 I told him that I knew he was telling the truth... 869 00:51:53,169 --> 00:51:55,212 but he gonna need to say what they wanna hear 870 00:51:55,237 --> 00:51:58,045 so that we can get outta here and go home. 871 00:51:59,199 --> 00:52:01,639 I was trying to protect him. 872 00:52:04,255 --> 00:52:05,255 Help him. 873 00:52:05,666 --> 00:52:06,918 Trying to save him. 874 00:52:07,916 --> 00:52:09,626 And what did Antron say? 875 00:52:13,678 --> 00:52:14,842 He said, "Dad, 876 00:52:15,841 --> 00:52:17,045 I wasn't there. 877 00:52:18,314 --> 00:52:19,568 I'm not gonna lie." 878 00:52:20,804 --> 00:52:22,347 What happened then, Mr. McCray? 879 00:52:26,545 --> 00:52:27,602 I lost it. 880 00:52:28,895 --> 00:52:30,099 Threw a chair. 881 00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:35,026 I was trying to get him to lie. 882 00:52:35,652 --> 00:52:38,713 And then the police came back in the room and I looked at my son, 883 00:52:38,738 --> 00:52:41,060 I told him to tell them what they want to hear. 884 00:52:41,700 --> 00:52:43,500 I thought, I'm trying to keep him out of jail. 885 00:52:43,527 --> 00:52:45,847 Know what I'm saying? It's hard to come back from that. I... 886 00:52:45,872 --> 00:52:47,154 Thank you, Mr. McCray. 887 00:52:48,582 --> 00:52:50,167 No further questions, Your Honor. 888 00:52:53,962 --> 00:52:55,334 You threw a chair? 889 00:53:00,677 --> 00:53:02,435 Must have been pretty angry. 890 00:53:03,346 --> 00:53:04,364 Out of control. 891 00:53:04,389 --> 00:53:06,449 I was trying to get my son to lie. 892 00:53:06,474 --> 00:53:08,998 But when the taping began, you didn't say anything like, 893 00:53:09,303 --> 00:53:12,681 "This is nonsense. I'm not gonna let my kid answer these questions." 894 00:53:13,398 --> 00:53:14,566 They had told us 895 00:53:15,192 --> 00:53:16,610 if we cooperate, 896 00:53:17,485 --> 00:53:19,178 he would be a witness. 897 00:53:19,589 --> 00:53:21,465 They told us we could go home. 898 00:53:21,573 --> 00:53:23,825 Do you honestly expect us to believe 899 00:53:23,850 --> 00:53:26,303 that after your son signed a statement 900 00:53:26,620 --> 00:53:28,889 admitting that he had beaten people in a park, 901 00:53:28,914 --> 00:53:30,849 that he had been on top of a woman, 902 00:53:30,874 --> 00:53:33,668 that he had held her down while people raped her, 903 00:53:35,354 --> 00:53:38,774 did you honestly believe that he was gonna be allowed to go home? 904 00:53:41,509 --> 00:53:42,509 Yeah. 905 00:53:43,553 --> 00:53:44,756 Yes, I did. 906 00:53:46,162 --> 00:53:48,909 After we received that promise from the police. 907 00:53:48,934 --> 00:53:51,061 Do you believe, Mr. McCray, that... 908 00:53:51,478 --> 00:53:54,147 it's okay to lie to protect your family? 909 00:53:55,982 --> 00:53:58,318 Is that something that you would teach your son? 910 00:54:04,324 --> 00:54:05,324 Yeah. 911 00:54:07,869 --> 00:54:09,428 Look, he didn't do this. 912 00:54:09,453 --> 00:54:11,306 But you weren't in the park on April 19th, 913 00:54:11,331 --> 00:54:12,766 so you have no way of knowing that. Do you? 914 00:54:12,791 --> 00:54:14,960 I know my son, all right? 915 00:54:16,169 --> 00:54:17,729 Antron ain't no liar. 916 00:54:17,754 --> 00:54:18,880 That's right. 917 00:54:18,905 --> 00:54:21,608 If he say he ain't touched that woman, he ain't touched that woman. 918 00:54:21,633 --> 00:54:23,426 So we can trust his words? 919 00:54:25,136 --> 00:54:26,526 Yeah. Yes, you can. 920 00:54:26,888 --> 00:54:29,432 Well, fortunately, we have his words. 921 00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:31,100 On tape. 922 00:54:32,858 --> 00:54:34,454 Saying that he did. 923 00:54:42,112 --> 00:54:43,446 Nothing further, Your Honor. 924 00:54:49,244 --> 00:54:51,830 Thank you, Mr. Joseph. 925 00:54:55,792 --> 00:54:57,393 I know you did your best. 926 00:54:59,462 --> 00:55:01,307 This is not over yet, Antron. 927 00:55:08,221 --> 00:55:09,939 There was no solid evidence 928 00:55:09,964 --> 00:55:11,858 linking the defendants to the crime, 929 00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:14,995 no fingerprints, no blood matches. 930 00:55:15,020 --> 00:55:17,299 The prosecution's strongest weapon will come 931 00:55:17,324 --> 00:55:18,957 from the teenagers themselves 932 00:55:18,982 --> 00:55:21,234 in written and taped confessions. 933 00:55:21,259 --> 00:55:25,012 Defense lawyers argued the teenagers were pressured into confessing, 934 00:55:25,037 --> 00:55:27,590 that they were victims of a biased legal system 935 00:55:27,615 --> 00:55:30,588 anxious to solve a crime against a white woman. 936 00:55:30,827 --> 00:55:32,429 That debate could go on, 937 00:55:32,454 --> 00:55:35,557 as two other teenagers also charged with the rape 938 00:55:35,582 --> 00:55:37,058 prepare for trial. 939 00:55:37,083 --> 00:55:40,754 So on the night of April 19th, when you entered the park... 940 00:55:42,547 --> 00:55:45,008 did you see... hit her in the head? 941 00:55:46,760 --> 00:55:47,760 Nah. 942 00:55:48,467 --> 00:55:49,892 I heard it. 943 00:55:52,098 --> 00:55:53,516 Actually, uh... 944 00:55:54,225 --> 00:55:55,225 I, uh... 945 00:55:55,810 --> 00:55:57,062 I seen it. 946 00:55:58,730 --> 00:56:01,624 Who else had sex with her besides Kevin Richardson? 947 00:56:01,649 --> 00:56:02,649 Uh... 948 00:56:03,026 --> 00:56:05,070 I didn't see anybody else on top, uh... 949 00:56:06,196 --> 00:56:07,447 have sex. 950 00:56:11,785 --> 00:56:12,786 Just him. 951 00:56:14,704 --> 00:56:16,439 Then you got on top of her? 952 00:56:18,208 --> 00:56:19,918 But my penis wasn't in her. 953 00:56:20,210 --> 00:56:22,879 I just... I got on top of her. 954 00:56:23,671 --> 00:56:25,423 For show. You know? 955 00:56:25,840 --> 00:56:28,401 And when he was on top of her having sex, 956 00:56:28,426 --> 00:56:31,338 how were you able to put your hands on her breasts? 957 00:56:34,265 --> 00:56:35,478 I was kneeling 958 00:56:36,264 --> 00:56:37,264 to... 959 00:56:43,205 --> 00:56:45,471 Me, Kevin, 960 00:56:46,069 --> 00:56:47,362 and... 961 00:56:48,797 --> 00:56:50,090 I don't know the other ones. 962 00:56:50,115 --> 00:56:54,416 The only ones who did it different was me and Yusef. 963 00:56:54,809 --> 00:56:56,174 Me and Yusef. 964 00:56:56,600 --> 00:56:58,806 Me and Yusef was just playing with her. 965 00:56:59,999 --> 00:57:01,042 I felt bad. 966 00:57:01,835 --> 00:57:02,835 I felt bad. 967 00:57:04,462 --> 00:57:07,841 This is my... This is my first extreme... 968 00:57:08,114 --> 00:57:09,580 I did to any... 969 00:57:10,260 --> 00:57:12,510 any kind of female. 970 00:57:13,698 --> 00:57:14,698 Or... 971 00:57:17,392 --> 00:57:18,963 This is my first rape. 972 00:57:20,645 --> 00:57:23,635 This is my first experience, this will be my last. 973 00:57:27,277 --> 00:57:28,987 Were you trying to touch her? 974 00:57:32,657 --> 00:57:34,451 Not... Not really. 975 00:57:34,784 --> 00:57:37,053 Didn't you tell police earlier today 976 00:57:37,078 --> 00:57:38,346 that you had tried to grab her 977 00:57:38,371 --> 00:57:40,999 - and that's when you got scratched? - Um... 978 00:57:41,875 --> 00:57:43,588 No, no, not like... 979 00:57:46,671 --> 00:57:48,689 Like, not, like, feeling her up. 980 00:57:49,757 --> 00:57:51,384 Okay, not like that. 981 00:57:51,409 --> 00:57:53,119 No, like, um... 982 00:57:53,699 --> 00:57:55,534 I was trying to stop it. 983 00:57:56,764 --> 00:57:58,366 But you tried. You... 984 00:57:58,391 --> 00:58:01,010 Like, I tried to grab her arm. 985 00:58:01,603 --> 00:58:04,783 - You tried to grab her arms. - Uh... 986 00:58:05,607 --> 00:58:06,607 I was, uh... 987 00:58:07,066 --> 00:58:09,158 I was trying to stop them. 988 00:58:16,534 --> 00:58:19,861 And how many times did he slap you? 989 00:58:20,471 --> 00:58:21,931 Uh, three times. 990 00:58:23,208 --> 00:58:24,611 And what did you do? 991 00:58:25,835 --> 00:58:27,128 I just took him serious. 992 00:58:27,618 --> 00:58:29,870 I had no choice but to take him serious 'cause... 993 00:58:30,131 --> 00:58:33,218 Hartigan said I could go home if I said I was at the rape. 994 00:58:33,635 --> 00:58:36,213 You didn't want to say it, 995 00:58:36,846 --> 00:58:37,846 but you did. 996 00:58:39,974 --> 00:58:44,463 Why did you say something that wasn't true, Korey? 997 00:58:45,855 --> 00:58:48,033 They said... They said if I was there, 998 00:58:49,567 --> 00:58:52,314 and if I went along with it, that I could go home. 999 00:58:52,529 --> 00:58:53,947 And that's all I wanted. 1000 00:58:54,280 --> 00:58:56,385 That's all I wanted, was to go home. 1001 00:58:56,699 --> 00:58:58,034 That's all I still want. 1002 00:59:02,415 --> 00:59:04,167 No further questions, Your Honor. 1003 00:59:06,584 --> 00:59:09,228 So that punching gesture that you're making in the video, 1004 00:59:09,253 --> 00:59:12,482 right, demonstrating how the boys punched the jogger, 1005 00:59:12,507 --> 00:59:14,801 did the police make you do that on tape? 1006 00:59:15,238 --> 00:59:17,306 Punching with both your fists? 1007 00:59:20,152 --> 00:59:21,752 Somehow. 1008 00:59:22,642 --> 00:59:25,002 They tell you that you were supposed to do that? 1009 00:59:25,991 --> 00:59:27,826 W... They was yelling at me. 1010 00:59:27,855 --> 00:59:31,299 They was screaming at me and hitting on me, so I... 1011 00:59:31,656 --> 00:59:33,836 I figured I'd tell them what they wanted. 1012 00:59:33,861 --> 00:59:37,142 If I tell them what they wanted, I could go home. So that's what I did. 1013 00:59:37,865 --> 00:59:40,610 In your statement, did the police make you say 1014 00:59:40,635 --> 00:59:42,635 that you hit her in the head with a pipe? 1015 00:59:43,871 --> 00:59:45,736 Is that... That's what it says? 1016 00:59:46,624 --> 00:59:48,835 Is that your signature on the page? 1017 00:59:49,027 --> 00:59:51,488 Permission to approach the witness, Your Honor? 1018 00:59:51,513 --> 00:59:53,846 Is that your signature on your page? 1019 00:59:57,043 --> 00:59:58,545 Yeah. Yeah. 1020 00:59:58,570 --> 01:00:01,156 And above that, what does the statement say? 1021 01:00:05,852 --> 01:00:07,033 Read the statement. 1022 01:00:08,380 --> 01:00:09,673 What does the statement say? 1023 01:00:10,706 --> 01:00:12,667 - Read what the sentence says. - I can't read well. 1024 01:00:12,692 --> 01:00:15,086 - I can't read very well. - Can you try to read it? 1025 01:00:15,111 --> 01:00:18,631 - I said I can't read very well. - Just read what the sentence says. 1026 01:00:18,656 --> 01:00:19,666 What's wrong with this woman? 1027 01:00:19,691 --> 01:00:21,342 I said I can't read well. She pushing on me. 1028 01:00:21,367 --> 01:00:23,080 Can you read any of the words? 1029 01:00:24,245 --> 01:00:25,627 Uh, maybe. 1030 01:00:26,623 --> 01:00:28,266 Maybe. I don't know. I can't... 1031 01:00:28,291 --> 01:00:31,705 Above your name, does it say, "This statement is true"? 1032 01:00:31,730 --> 01:00:33,730 I don't know what it says 'cause I ain't write it. 1033 01:00:33,755 --> 01:00:36,090 So I don't know what it says. I ain't write it. 1034 01:00:36,953 --> 01:00:38,314 Did you skip school 1035 01:00:39,135 --> 01:00:41,002 on April 19th, 1989? 1036 01:00:42,740 --> 01:00:44,907 - Yeah. - And isn't it true that 1037 01:00:44,932 --> 01:00:49,228 you were truant from school before this date, April 19th, 1989? 1038 01:00:49,687 --> 01:00:50,797 "Truant"? 1039 01:00:50,822 --> 01:00:52,507 That means you skipped school. 1040 01:00:52,798 --> 01:00:54,853 - I had a reason. - You skipped a lot of school? 1041 01:00:54,878 --> 01:00:56,314 - Is that right? - Objection. 1042 01:00:56,611 --> 01:00:57,885 Asked and answered. 1043 01:00:57,945 --> 01:00:59,822 Overruled. You can answer. 1044 01:00:59,906 --> 01:01:02,200 I had a reason. I was threatened in school. 1045 01:01:02,283 --> 01:01:03,368 That's why. 1046 01:01:03,951 --> 01:01:06,054 What's that... What's that have to do my case? 1047 01:01:06,079 --> 01:01:11,439 And is that the reason that you skipped school for all of April 1989? 1048 01:01:11,464 --> 01:01:13,244 What does that have to do with my case? 1049 01:01:13,269 --> 01:01:14,937 You're here to answer questions. 1050 01:01:15,421 --> 01:01:17,024 I don't want to answer her questions anymore, 1051 01:01:17,048 --> 01:01:19,942 answering a question's what got me here in the first place. So I... 1052 01:01:19,967 --> 01:01:22,237 - I don't want to answer her questions. - Answer the question. 1053 01:01:22,261 --> 01:01:23,655 Why I gotta answer your questions? 1054 01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:24,736 He already answered! 1055 01:01:24,761 --> 01:01:26,074 What does that have to do with my case? 1056 01:01:26,786 --> 01:01:27,868 Get them out of here! 1057 01:01:27,892 --> 01:01:29,894 What does that have to do with my case? 1058 01:02:09,809 --> 01:02:12,145 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... 1059 01:02:13,438 --> 01:02:14,438 these boys... 1060 01:02:14,939 --> 01:02:19,752 they had their fun in Central Park on April 19th, 1989. 1061 01:02:20,153 --> 01:02:23,294 Today, they have no one to blame but themselves. 1062 01:02:25,950 --> 01:02:27,700 They were acting in concert 1063 01:02:27,725 --> 01:02:30,392 with one another and others in the park. 1064 01:02:31,038 --> 01:02:34,137 They committed the vicious attack on Patricia Meili 1065 01:02:34,649 --> 01:02:38,489 and the brutal beating of Loughlin and Lewis. 1066 01:02:41,765 --> 01:02:45,737 Not one person has walked into this courtroom 1067 01:02:45,762 --> 01:02:49,207 and said that Antron McCray attacked Patricia Meili. 1068 01:02:50,516 --> 01:02:52,270 Or anyone, for that matter. 1069 01:02:52,894 --> 01:02:57,915 There is not one shred of physical or scientific evidence that proves 1070 01:02:57,940 --> 01:03:01,528 that Antron McCray committed these crimes or any crimes whatsoever. 1071 01:03:01,652 --> 01:03:03,321 All the police had to do 1072 01:03:04,071 --> 01:03:06,657 was make one and one equal two. 1073 01:03:07,784 --> 01:03:09,660 So detectives, they start talking, 1074 01:03:10,161 --> 01:03:11,512 asking questions. 1075 01:03:12,194 --> 01:03:13,285 To kids. 1076 01:03:14,290 --> 01:03:15,887 Who have not had any food, 1077 01:03:16,334 --> 01:03:18,317 who've not been allowed to sleep. 1078 01:03:18,795 --> 01:03:21,364 And they questioned them for hours 1079 01:03:21,714 --> 01:03:23,051 and hours 1080 01:03:23,076 --> 01:03:24,192 and hours. 1081 01:03:24,217 --> 01:03:25,802 Then even more hours. 1082 01:03:25,908 --> 01:03:30,512 You seemed to have a hard time watching the confession tapes. 1083 01:03:30,537 --> 01:03:33,826 But if you watch closely and watch for yourself, 1084 01:03:33,851 --> 01:03:37,114 you will see the truth, and you did. 1085 01:03:38,991 --> 01:03:40,481 The evidence... 1086 01:03:41,025 --> 01:03:42,442 is so conflicting. 1087 01:03:43,319 --> 01:03:45,863 Emotions have run so high. 1088 01:03:46,405 --> 01:03:47,405 And... 1089 01:03:47,865 --> 01:03:50,004 there are racial overtones 1090 01:03:50,201 --> 01:03:53,645 that even the blind Lady Justice can see. 1091 01:03:54,163 --> 01:03:58,520 Acting with an entire group of more than 30 people, 1092 01:03:59,544 --> 01:04:01,254 they went wild in the park, 1093 01:04:01,769 --> 01:04:03,239 beating, kicking, 1094 01:04:03,631 --> 01:04:05,149 using bricks and stones, 1095 01:04:05,174 --> 01:04:06,901 striking anybody they could find. 1096 01:04:06,926 --> 01:04:08,840 They admitted all of this 1097 01:04:08,865 --> 01:04:10,738 in their written and taped statements to police. 1098 01:04:10,763 --> 01:04:13,533 You saw Patricia Meili's shirt soaked in blood, 1099 01:04:13,558 --> 01:04:18,204 but there is not one drop of blood on Antron's clothes, not one drop. 1100 01:04:18,229 --> 01:04:19,229 Why? 1101 01:04:19,254 --> 01:04:22,834 Because Antron is innocent of these crimes. 1102 01:04:22,859 --> 01:04:25,730 Why was there no blood on the defendant's clothing? 1103 01:04:25,903 --> 01:04:29,632 Because Patricia lost most of her blood from head wounds. 1104 01:04:29,657 --> 01:04:31,926 They didn't come in contact with her head. 1105 01:04:31,951 --> 01:04:35,221 They were on top of her pelvic area and her torso. 1106 01:04:35,246 --> 01:04:37,699 Imagine the frenzy of these teenagers 1107 01:04:37,724 --> 01:04:40,238 as they were gathering around her, 1108 01:04:40,501 --> 01:04:44,230 reaching hands to grab her, ripping off her clothes. 1109 01:04:44,255 --> 01:04:47,358 In the chaos, are you surprised that the defendants, 1110 01:04:47,383 --> 01:04:51,355 when they were questioned, don't remember the exact details? 1111 01:04:51,846 --> 01:04:55,574 And just because there is DNA evidence 1112 01:04:55,599 --> 01:04:57,952 that someone else was present at the scene, 1113 01:04:57,977 --> 01:05:01,746 that doesn't mean that these defendants are innocent. 1114 01:05:02,023 --> 01:05:05,526 They can still be guilty of rape under the law. 1115 01:05:05,551 --> 01:05:07,545 If they were present, 1116 01:05:07,570 --> 01:05:10,131 if they did nothing to stop her agony, 1117 01:05:10,156 --> 01:05:11,902 then they are guilty. 1118 01:05:31,802 --> 01:05:33,429 You watch them grow. 1119 01:05:40,186 --> 01:05:42,793 And you start to think you did a good job. 1120 01:05:51,593 --> 01:05:52,988 And then one night... 1121 01:05:56,414 --> 01:05:57,738 you look away. 1122 01:06:11,717 --> 01:06:12,941 One night. 1123 01:06:24,021 --> 01:06:25,272 Kevin Richardson... 1124 01:06:26,205 --> 01:06:27,465 please stand. 1125 01:06:29,026 --> 01:06:31,926 Antron McCray, please stand. 1126 01:06:33,114 --> 01:06:35,658 Yusef Salaam, please stand. 1127 01:06:36,409 --> 01:06:39,433 Raymond Santana, Jr., please stand. 1128 01:06:39,802 --> 01:06:42,301 Korey Wise, please stand. 1129 01:06:43,708 --> 01:06:46,002 In the matter of the State of New York... 1130 01:06:46,460 --> 01:06:49,171 as to the count of rape in the first degree... 1131 01:06:50,839 --> 01:06:53,676 As to the count of assault in the first degree... 1132 01:06:54,930 --> 01:06:57,780 As to the count of assault in the second degree... 1133 01:06:57,805 --> 01:07:00,158 As to the count of riot in the first degree... 1134 01:07:00,182 --> 01:07:01,868 As to the count of rape in the first degree... 1135 01:07:01,892 --> 01:07:04,036 Count of robbery... Count of attempted murder 1136 01:07:04,061 --> 01:07:05,771 in the second degree... Count of sodomy... 1137 01:07:05,796 --> 01:07:07,623 Count of sexual abuse in the first degree... 1138 01:07:07,648 --> 01:07:10,644 And to the count of attempted murder of Patricia Meili... 1139 01:07:12,778 --> 01:07:14,480 the jury finds the defendant... 1140 01:07:16,494 --> 01:07:17,494 guilty. 1141 01:07:34,550 --> 01:07:36,832 ... guilty. 1142 01:07:40,681 --> 01:07:43,225 On the count of assault in the second degree, 1143 01:07:43,934 --> 01:07:46,105 the verdict is guilty. 1144 01:07:49,023 --> 01:07:50,941 ... the verdict is guilty. 1145 01:07:52,715 --> 01:07:53,985 ... is guilty. 1146 01:07:55,279 --> 01:07:56,489 That's my baby! 1147 01:07:56,989 --> 01:07:59,340 ... the verdict is guilty. 1148 01:08:23,673 --> 01:08:25,846 ... the verdict is guilty. 1149 01:08:26,168 --> 01:08:28,605 Synced and corrected by QueenMaddie www.MY-SUBS.com