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The Case of Pablo Fernandez
📻 Episode #185
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Feb 17, 2021
About This Episode
On June 10th, 1993, Henry Gomez was wounded, and Manny Quintero was killed in a drive-by shooting in Harlem. Alleged ex coke dealer turned NYPD cop AJ Melino and repeat wrongful conviction offender Detective Mark Tebbens joined forces with members of the Yellow Top crack gang to spin a tale that sent Pablo Fernandez away…
The Case
On June 10th, 1993, Henry Gomez was wounded, and Manny Quintero was killed in a drive-by shooting in Harlem. Alleged ex coke dealer turned NYPD cop AJ Melino and repeat wrongful conviction offender Detective Mark Tebbens joined forces with members of the Yellow Top crack gang to spin a tale that sent Pablo Fernandez away for almost 25 years in exchange for leniency.
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00:03:34“Speaker 3: saw that shooting. They called in to nine one one Speaker 3: with descriptions. Some of them were interviewed by the police Speaker 3: either that evening or in the days that followed, and Speaker 3: they all described the shooter as having light skin, in Speaker 3: his thirties or forties, tall, thin build, gray or salt”
00:14:24“Speaker 3: We know during this time there were other officers in Speaker 3: UPTAH Manhattan who were dealing drugs themselves, providing protection to Speaker 3: drug dealers, robbing drug dealers, and signed the drugs themselves. Speaker 3: And you know, Melino certainly seems to fit that pattern. Speaker 1: Yeah, and one would think that that would cause an”
00:25:13“Speaker 5: feel happy that I'm free, pro in the same in Speaker 5: the same time, I feel little. Speaker 4: I don't know how to say, but I'm. Speaker 5: Feeling my father in my in my hall, that I Speaker 5: can see him, that I can hold him, you know,”
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