and i pray to god. i say, you know, i don t wan to live. it was a crime that engulfe the city, a young touris murdered he was stabbed trying to protect his mother we had to get everyone. seven teams convicted one says he s innocent you don t have to believe me look at the facts in this case now we are doing just tha tracking down witnesses. he was shaking. he started crying revisiting evidence - the most emotional thing wa reading the letter is he telling the truth or lying to win his freedom? we are about to find out this is a perry mason moment right, she s a surprise t everyone hello, and welcome to dateline in the late 19 80s, robberies, muggings, and even murders wer a sad reality of life in new york city. then, in 1990, a tourist was stabbed while trying to protec his family the public demanded action and then got it. police made arrests and pu suspects behind bars but one of the man convicted said he wasn t there was an innocent man in jail
is unjustly paying the price for the murder tha commissioner bradden say changed new york city. i had no involvement in thi crime. so, it s very, very importan to me that my name is cleared. coming up - this man admits he was one o the teens at the subway statio that night why he now says he s not a villain in the story, but victim slapped me in my face - and he kicked me right down to the floor when dateline continues non-drowsy claritin-d knocks out your worst allergy symptoms including nasal congestion, without knocking you out. feel the clarity and make today the most wonderful time of the year. claritin-d. ha-ha! it was me the whole time. -whoo-hoo! -[ laughs ] well done, ma am. what.did i do exactly? with snapshot from progressive, you get a personalized discount for doing exactly what you re already doing being a safe driver.
this is my cry for justice. you will hear a judge decide where the truth prevails times square, bustling with tourists, vibrant and safe except, it wasn t always lik this new york was in turmoil. crime was out of control and then came a moment new yorker said enough is enough, murder of a young tourist on a manhattan subway platform just a few blocks from where i standing it s a murder that would hav consequences for the city, and one man for the next quarter century. it was labor day weekend, 1990 a sunday - the u.s. open tennis tournamen was in full swing. thousands of tourists had come to new york to see it. among them was brian watkins, college student and a tennis player from utah, who is the are along with his family. - that s why they were here. journalism professor an