Central Park Five: The Wrongful Convictions and 2002 Exonerations
Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise were wrongfully convicted in the Central Park jogger case. Their convictions were vacated on December 19, 2002, after Matias Reyes’s confession and corroborating DNA evidence.
Video update note: The recording predates this research update and may retain earlier wording. The written account and Research Sources provide the updated information.
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Research Sources
The following resources were consulted to verify and update this article.
- Innocence Project — Fifth anniversary of the exonerations
Names the five men and explains the confession and DNA evidence. - Manhattan District Attorney’s Office — Central Park case conviction review
The prosecutor’s retrospective account of the five men’s innocence. - Manhattan Community Board 10 — Resolution commemorating the Exonerated Five
Local public recognition of the wrongful convictions and exonerations.
