".One of the crimes he'd been found guilty of was another rape two days before the Meili incident - but he was never a suspect in the Central Park Jogger case. You won't forget what you lost.The identity of the Central Park Jogger was kept secret throughout the trial.Trish Meili now works as a motivational speaker and she still runs. Meet the real people as we separate the facts from the miniseries' fiction. I am not looking to psychoanalyse or understand them, I am looking to punish them. The now married dad is portrayed by Chris Chalk in the Netflix series, who has previously starred in Detroit, Gotham and 12 Years A Slave.Linda Fairstein was the head of the sex crimes unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office at the Central Park Jogger case.Korey was 16-year-old at the time of his conviction making him the oldest of the teenagers in the Central Park Jogger case.DNA evidence later confirmed his confession and he is currently serving a life sentence.Now, 30 years later and through Ava DuVernay’s lens, we can see an intense re-telling of the events in four episodes..Justin Cunningham takes on the role of adult Kevin Richardson, who was only 14 when he was arrested in connection to the Central Park Jogger case.She watched over Korey, Yusef, Antron, Raymond, and Kevin’s interrogation and trial and reportedly played a large part in gaining their false confessions.Actor Jharrel, who is best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Moonlight, plays both Korey in his youth and an adult.Justin has previously starred in the HBO series Succession alongside Hiam Abbass and Nicholas Braun.Convicted murderer and rapist Matias Reyes confessed to being the sole attacker in the rape of the Central Park Jogger after meeting Korey in prison.Yusef was just 14-years-old when he was arrested and found guilty of robbery, assault and rape and served nearly seven years in a juvenile detention.Kevin served a total of five years and today he works for the Innocence Project, advocating for the rights of those who’ve been wrongfully accused.Raymond was also 14 when he was falsely charged for rape, assault, robbery and riot charges – he now resides with his family in Atlanta.The adult character is portrayed by Jovan Adepo, who is most famous for his role in the HBO series The Leftovers where he played Michael Murphy.Because of his age, he was also the only one to be tried and sentenced as an adult.Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise were all wrongly convicted after 28-year-old Trisha Meili was found raped and beaten almost to death in Central Park in the early hours of 20 April 1989.‘So, I think I’ve changed [since playing Raymond], in that way.’Elizabeth is still practicing law in New York today.Here’s what the cast and the people they are playing.Antron falsely confessed to the rape of the Central Park Jogger at the pleading of his dad when he was just 15.Vera Farmiga plays Elizabeth Lederer in the Netflix series, the lead attorney for the prosecution in the Central Park Jogger case. In the third episode of “When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay's bleak, beautiful ... richly theatrical portrait of the life of the story's most tragic character, ...When They See Us is a 2019 American drama web television miniseries created, co-written, ... 1 Premise; 2 Cast and characters .... that "When They See Us immerses viewers in a tale with none of the gaudy fun that true crime often offers.17 Jun 2019 ... Netflix's 'When They See Us' is a heartbreaking show about one of America's most infamous miscarriages of justice. Now the men have discussed what they ...Netflix's When They See Us distorts the true story of the Central Park 5. If you've watched Netflix's mini-series, When They See Us, chances ... about the When They See Us cast and the real-life people they played.22 Sep 2019 ... Netflix's When They See Us true story: The real life Central Park 5 in are ... real life people behind Netflix's new four-part miniseries When They ...31 May 2019 ... Here's the Real History Behind When They See Us ... in which several people were randomly attacked in the park that night” by teens who were ...30 May 2019 ... Their stories are being retold in “When They See Us,” a new Netflix mini-series created and ... [A reporter reflects on the true story of the Central Park Five .]
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