Who Killed Ryan Harris? Eight years ago the body of eleven-year-old Ryan Harris was discovered in a
poor neighbourhood on the South Side of Chicago. What followed was a saga involving
the youngest children in U.S. history to be charged with murder; the subsequent dropping of the charges after exculpatory evidence surfaced and allegations of
coerced confessions; another (adult) suspect allegedly faking a low IQ and entering an
Alford plea; lawsuits against the prosecutors on behalf of the boys, later
settled out of court; and, earlier this year, one of the boys coming back into the news after being charged in connection with a
double shooting, with lawyers insinuating that his earlier ordeal was to blame for his criminal activity. One of the sadder stories I've heard in some time.
posted by Johnny Assay
on Oct 31, 2006 -
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