buys a house in the suburbs. but still, he s a man with a past. my prison number is 37839. i know it like my social security number. you know, was kng foown l that name. my first name was lowery. my last name was 37839. though lowery is out of prison, he s not free. in 1996, congress passes megan s law. it requires that the names and addresses of sex offenders be made available to the public. i was like, another bombshell to me. you know, i was like, now neighbors are going to find out. people are going to know that i m a sex offender. it s going to be a hard life again. he didn t go to work for a couple of days, and he never missed work. he actually just sat in the living room just kind of like in his chair just like this. like all day. the pain and humiliation is constant. it becomes unbearable one day
he gets a job at a ford motor plant on the assembly line. he marries teri and starts a new family. buys a house in the suburbs. but still, he s a man with a past. my prison number is 37839. i know it like my social security number. you know, was known so long for that name. my first name was lowery. my last name was 37839. though lowery is out of prison, he s not free. in 1996, congress passes megan s law. it requires that the names and addresses of sex offenders be made available to the public. i was like, another bombshell to me. you know, i was like, now neighbors are going to find out. people are going to know that i m a sex offender. it s going to be a hard life again. he didn t go to work for a couple of days, and he never missed work. he actually just sat in the living room just kind of like in his chair just like this.
aggravated assault. the prosecutor pat caffey, kansas versus lowery, seems like an open-and-shut case. he never denied that he made the confession. there wasn t a situation where he said, no, i didn t really confess. this was he never said that. i thought it was a solid confession and that he was guilty. but almost immediately, eddie lowery hires an attorney and recants the confession. he really didn t realize at that point the consequences of admitting to a crime that he didn t commit. i know that might sound really strange to people and particularly a jury. my opinion is that a jury has a real obstacle to overcome when a person admits to a crime and then later recants and said, no, i didn t, didn t do that. the trial begins on november 19th, 1981. though lowery s confession is
says he didn t commit. lowery moves to kansas city, missouri. he gets a job at a ford motor plant on the assembly line. he marries teri and starts a new family. buys a house in the suburbs. but still, he s a man with a past. my prison number is 37839. i know it like my social security number. you know, was known so long for that name. my first name was lowery. my last name was 37839. though lowery is out of prison, he s not free. in 1996, congress passes megan s law. it requires that the names and addresses of sex offenders be made available to the public. i was like, another bombshell to me. you know, i was like, now neighbors are going to find out. people are going to know that i m a sex offender. it s going to be a hard life again. he didn t go to work for a
i thought it was a solid confession and that he was guilty. but almost immediately, eddie lowery hires an attorney and recants the confession. he really didn t realize at that point the consequences of admitting to a crime that he didn t commit. i know that might sound really strange to people and particularly a jury. my opinion is that a jury has a real obstacle to overcome when a person admits to a crime and then later recants and said, no, i didn t do that. the trial begins on november 19th, 1981. though lowery s confession is the only clear evidence linking him to the rape, prosecutor pat caffey knows it s the best type of evidence to put before a jury. most of them are going to be thinking just like i think. i can t imagine a circumstance where i would admit to a rape. coming up, if lowery is innocent as he claims, why would