The prosecutor, Linda Fairstein, has called the Netflix special an outright fabrication, disagreeing with their exoneration.
April 19, 1989, a 28-year-old Trisha Meili, went for a run in Central Park.
She was left for dead, eventually discovered around 1:30am, and transported to a hospital in critical condition.
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Two of the boys knew each other while the rest were strangers at this point.
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The first trial convicted Santana, McCray, and Salaam with rape, attempted murder, and assault.
Trisha Meili in 2005 (Wikimedia)
They were all sentenced to 5-10 years in a juvenile detention facility.
McCray ended up serving 6 years, Salaam served nearly 7 years, and Satana served 5 years.
The second trial convicted Richardson and Wise.
The full-page taken out by Trump in the May 1, 1989 issue of the Daily News. (Wikimedia)
He was sentenced to 5-10 years and ended up serving 5.5 years behind bars in a juvenile detention facility.
At this point, Wise was the only one still locked up.
Yusef Salaam also lives in Georgia and is married with ten children.
Hes apublished authorand public speaker, advocating for policy change in the criminal justice system.
Kevin Richardson lives in New Jersey, married with two daughters.
In 2017, alongside Santana and Salaam, Richardson was awarded an honoraryhigh school diploma.
Korey Wise is the only one of the five who remained in New York City.
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