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
the next day hit hincapie an the rest of new york city a to a huge story. - inside the station house, an they have been through most of the day. that was the first time i found out that something had happened he claims he didn t think much of it until later tha night, 24 hours after th murder, when detectives knocke on the hincapie s door they say, well, we need t see your son, because we would like to ask him a question hincapie s mother, maria, s she asked the detective if her son needed a lawyer. they say, how old is he and i said, he just turned 18. and i told him - the police told me he doesn t need a lawyer. hincapie s father carlo says he was shocked. he says johnny was a great kid and literally an altar boy had he ever been in trouble with the law never, never, never that was about to change,