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The Untold Story Behind One of New York City's Most Infamous Crimes
Vintage
April 2012
On Sale: April 3, 2012
272 pages ISBN: 0307387984 EAN: 9780307387981 Paperback
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In this spellbinding account of the real facts of the
Central Park jogger case, Sarah Burns powerfully reexamines
one of New York City's most notorious crimes and its aftermath. On April 20th, 1989, two passersby discovered the body of
the "Central Park jogger" crumpled in a ravine. She'd been
raped and severely beaten. Within days five black and Latino
teenagers were apprehended, all five confessing to the
crime. The staggering torrent of media coverage that ensued,
coupled with fierce public outcry, exposed the deep-seated
race and class divisions in New York City at the time. The
minors were tried and convicted as adults despite no
evidence linking them to the victim. Over a decade later,
when DNA tests connected serial rapist Matias Reyes to the
crime, the government, law enforcement, social institutions
and media of New York were exposed as having undermined the
individuals they were designed to protect. Here, Sarah Burns
recounts this historic case for the first time since the
young men's convictions were overturned, telling, at last,
the full story of one of New York’s most legendary crimes.
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