five men were wrongly convicted in the horrific attack on a jogger in 2002 . They served 1989 in prison before being exonerated . The sensational case polarized Manhattan along racial lines . In years , a serial rapist and murderer confessed to the crime and said he had acted alone .
Five men were wrongly convicted in the horrific attack on a jogger in 1989 . They served years in prison before being exonerated . The sensational case polarized New York City along racial lines . In 2002 , a serial rapist and murderer confessed to the crime and said he had acted alone .