SUB-HEADING: "Exclusive: David McCallum, one of the two men put behind bars in the 1985 kidnapping and murder of Nathan Blenner, has fought for his innocence for decades. Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, who was wrongfully convicted in a triple murder, pleaded McCallum be released in a letter published by The News just months before his death."
GIST: "Hurricane Carter’s dying wish is about to come true. A Brooklyn man who’s been imprisoned 29 years for murder is set to have
his conviction thrown out Wednesday following years of lobbying by the
famed former boxer, the Daily News has learned. “My single regret in life is that David McCallum ... is still in
prison,” Rubin (Hurricane) Carter wrote in a Daily News op-ed two months
before he died in April, calling for Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth
Thompson to review the case. “Knowing what I do, I am certain that when the facts are brought to
light, Thompson will recommend his immediate release,” Carter wrote.........His appeals exhausted, lawyers approached the DA’s Conviction Review
Unit with evidence of another suspect who was questioned without the
defense getting notified and of DNA from a car used in the abduction,
which matched other men. Thompson told The Associated Press Tuesday night that the confessions
were false, “in large part because these 16-year-olds were fed false
facts.” He said no other evidence tied the two to the abduction or
killing."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/man-hurricane-carter-wanted-free-article-1.1974481
See earlier post: "David McCallum: Rubin Hurricane Carter's dying wish."
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2014/02/david-mccallum-hurricane-carters-dying.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
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