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The Case of Raymond Santana
📻 Episode #98
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Oct 16, 2019
About This Episode
Raymond Santana served 7 years in prison after being falsely accused of the rape and brutal beating of the Central Park Jogger in 1989. Raymond was just 14 years old when he was arrested for the attack on Trisha Meili in New York City’s Central Park. Despite a lack of evidence, the prosecution pursued his…
The Case
Raymond Santana served 7 years in prison after being falsely accused of the rape and brutal beating of the Central Park Jogger in 1989. Raymond was just 14 years old when he was arrested for the attack on Trisha Meili in New York City’s Central Park. Despite a lack of evidence, the prosecution pursued his conviction of rape and assault. He was finally exonerated in 2002 when serial rapist and murderer Matias Reyes confessed from prison that he was the one who attacked Meili. Raymond is now an activist, clothing designer, and public speaker, and is featured in the hit Netflix series When They See Us.
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00:07:52“Speaker 3: corner of the park. Speaker 2: They live right across the street from me, and. Speaker 3: So that was something that they did all the time, Speaker 3: Like they always went into the park and hung out Speaker 3: in that corner area on one hundred tenth Street and fifth, Yes,”
00:28:39“Speaker 3: And so I said, well he did it, and so Speaker 3: I said, well he did it and he said he Speaker 3: did what? And I said, well he raped a woman? Speaker 3: And he said, all right, what else did he do? Speaker 3: What did you see him do?”
00:48:22“Speaker 1: the system, and there's nothing they can sure you that Speaker 1: you haven't already seen. That's correct, right, not as scary. Speaker 3: Not as scary, right, And so you know, they gave Speaker 3: me a three and a half to seven year sentence Speaker 3: and I said, all right, I'll gladly take that because”
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