Wrongful Conviction of the Harlem Park 3

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An examination of the coerced testimonies and wrongful conviction of the Harlem Park 3 teenagers for first-degree murder in 1983, shedding light on the manipulation and pressure faced by witnesses leading to life sentences for innocent individuals.

When he was 14 years old, Ron Bishop testified in a murder trial. Decades later, he told an investigator everything he said on the stand was a lie – and that it was just what he was told to say.

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