K.C. writing from NY
“During this questioning, detectives repeatedly interrupted and mentioned that [my co-defendant] and I were “well known heroin suppliers,” and that it would be best to cooperate with them and I would be “rewarded.” I kept explaining that I had no idea what they were talking about, and that I knew nothing or had anything to do with a murder. For the next 52 hours, I was interrogated, tortured, and beaten.”
Location
Nassau County, NY
Crime of Conviction
Second degree murder, first degree attempted robbery
Year of Conviction
1995
K.C. is currently three decades into a 50 year to life sentence for two counts of murder in the second degree and attempted robbery in the first degree. K.C. maintains his innocence and claims that his conviction was due to a coerced confession and other circumstantial evidence. K.C. claims that he was forcibly stripped of all clothing with the exception of his underwear and physically and psychologically abused by investigating detectives for 52 hours. K.C. further claims that there were no fingerprints, gun residue, or DNA evidence placing him at the location of the shooting, and that K.C. was convicted at trial based on his coerced confession, his association with his co-defendant, and testimonies from confidential informants. Over the last three decades, K.C. has collected numerous affidavits, photos, forensic evidence, and ballistic reports to support his claim of innocence.
Procedural issues
Actual innocence, coerced confession
Counsel
No