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The story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park in 1989. Directed and produced by Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns, the film chronicles the Central Park Jogger case, from the perspective of the five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.

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Central Park Five
Subpoena
In Sept. 2012 the City of New York subpoenaed all the materials from the film.
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Central Park Five
Interrogation
Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana discuss the manipulation of their interrogation.
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Central Park Five
En español | Los cinco de Central Park
En 1989, cinco adolescentes de Harlem son condenados injustamente por un crimen brutal.
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Episodes
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Central Park Five
The Central Park Five
Five teenagers from Harlem are wrongfully convicted of a brutal crime in 1989
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Extras
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Central Park Five
Making Of
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon discuss their film, Central Park Five
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Central Park Five
The Family Business
Film making has become a family business for Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon.
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Central Park Five
Not Copping Out
The Central Park Five did not take a plea bargain.
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Central Park Five
New York Wilding
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon discuss the term, 'wilding.'
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Central Park Five
Confessions vs. Evidence
Even with the absence of any evidence, the five teenagers were detained.
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Central Park Five
Death Penalty
Natalie Byfield discusses the horror of the death penalty.
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Central Park Five
Media Response
The media response to the Central Park Jogger case was swift and prejudiced.
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Central Park Five
Crime in New York City
The Central Park Five describe their lives before April 20, 1989.
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Central Park Five
Proxy War
Jim Dwyer talks about the Central Park Five being caught in a proxy war.
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Central Park Five
Confessions
The central park five are tricked into implicating themselves and each other.
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