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rocktivity

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12. "In December 2002, an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney
Fri Jun 20, 2014, 04:39 PM
Jun 2014

Last edited Thu Oct 6, 2022, 01:47 AM - Edit history (6)

...found DNA and other evidence that the woman had been raped and beaten not by the five teenagers but by another man, Matias Reyes, a convicted rapist and murderer who had confessed to acting alone in the attack..."

They found the DNA of only ONE person, and it didn't match any of the suspects? I realize that DNA technology wasn't as sophisticated back then, but surely it was possible to notice whether or not there was more than one specimen!

Even the very term "wilding" turned out to be crock -- due to a reporter overhearing something that happened to match a rap song.

Well, presuming that the lawyers get a third, the five will get about $5M each -- hope they spend it wisely.


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