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Episode 250: Suffolk County Police (LISK Part 3)

The First Degree

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The Case of Johnny Pius

James Burke claimed that he'd heard the four suspected boys confess to killing Johnny Pius. For unknown reasons, his hearsay testimony was allowed in court. And as a result, Thomas Bota was able to successfully convict the four boys of murder without a single shred of evidence.

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