Central Park Five A Chronicle of a City Wilding

Name: Central Park Five A Chronicle of a City Wilding
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ISBN: 9780307266149

ISBN-10: 0307266141

ISBN-13: 9780307266149

Edition: 2011

Authors: Sarah Burns

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A riveting, in-depth account of one of New York City#x19;s most notorious crimes. On April 20, 1989, the barely alive body of a woman is discovered in Central Park, her skull so badly smashed that nearly 80 percent of her blood has spilled onto the ground. Within days five black and Latino teenagers confess to her rape and beating. The ensuing media frenzy and hysterical public reaction is extraordinary. The young men are tried as adults and convicted of rape, despite the fact that the teens quickly recant their inconsistent and inaccurate confessions and that no blood or DNA tests tie any of them to the victim. They serve their complete sentences before another man, serial rapist Matias…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated
Publication date: 5/17/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English