Man claiming he was tortured into cop murder confession sues
A victim of torture by Chicago police officers under the command of convicted perjurer Jon Burge has filed a federal lawsuit against city officials and Cook County prosecutors, lawyers for Jackie Wilson announced Wednesday. Wilson claims he was tortured into making a false confession for the 1982 murder of two police officers. “To say I’m hurt is an understatement,” Wilson said during a Wednesday news conference.
news.yahoo.comEven after a successful claim he was tortured into confessing by Jon Burge, man faces a third trial in slaying of 2 Chicago police officers
Now, a team of appointed special prosecutors is trying to prove Jackie Wilson’s guilt without his tainted confession, relying instead on decades-old transcripts of previous testimony and a handful of live witnesses. The effort makes Wilson a rarity in 2020: someone still facing criminal peril after a judge has found he was mistreated by the late Burge, whose conduct resulted in defendant after defendant walking out of jails and prisons to freedom after successfully claiming they were tortured.
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