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
panic. it is the terror of life in new york city. no one is safe from random violence new york in 1990 was a city under siege, the worst year of crime the city s history i dress for the mongers we have flat shoe so i ca run. and most terrifying was underground. - subway stations at the time, the ma responsible for policing the transit system was bill bratton. it was a terrifying time, there is no denying that crime was out of control brandon is widely recognize as one of the nation s top cop she s run the police departments of america s two largest cities, including tw tours as new york city s polic commissioner but just to put it in perspective, the murders o 1990, compare that to othe years. there is no comparison. 1990 - 2243