Books Details
Author : Sarah Burns Pages : 240 pages Publisher : Knopf Language : eng ISBN-
10 : 0307266141 ISBN-13 : 9780307266149
Books Descriptions
A riveting, in-depth account of one of New York City?s most notorious
crimes.On April 20, 1989, the 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. In a city where urban crime is at a high and violence is frequent, 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 DNA
tests or eyewitness accounts tie any of them to the victim. They serve their
complete sentences before another man, serial rapist Matias Reyes, confesses to
the crime and is connected to it by DNA testing.Intertwining the stories of these
five young men, the police officers, the district attorneys, the victim, and Matias
Reyes, Sarah Burns unravels the forces that made
