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on December 7th 1989 in Lake County there's been a series of bump rapes and robs
occurring and what that means is you're a single woman driving alone at night your car gets
bumped and they would grab you rob you and sexually assault you the victim in this case she's been out that night
drinking she's driving home and she's bumped and she gets out of her car and she's assaulted taken into another
vehicle and she says raped by five men but there's a racial component here the five attackers were black the woman was
white it was terrorizing the community and they wanted arrests at all costs perhaps I had the responsibility I was a
detective Lieutenant I had a free hand I received no interference from anybody whoever perpetrated this crime
were monsters my next reaction was can we as prosecutors prove Beyond Reasonable Doubt the identity of the
persons who perpetrated this crime we obtained two convictions out of five people that raped this
girl I didn't do it I couldn't do it I wouldn't do it and when you heard the word rape it said
chills to me I couldn't believe that my name was being associated was such a crime when the judge said 75 years I'm
38 years old that's like a death sentence I'mma die in prison for a crime I didn't
do and one night I hit right by me and I U attempted to take my life [Music] life I dreamed of a professor and law
students coming to my rescue I used to see it on TV all the time then one day I said I got my dream
team do you believe 100% that these two men are innocent yes absolutely 100% yes
the more you read the case you see all the factors lead to wrongful convictions like jail house snitches ineffective
assistance of counsel junk science how confident are you that Daryl Pinkins and Roosevelt Glenn raped that
woman 100% no question no questions we had DNA evidence that was taken off for clothing what was your first impression
when you read the vile I was confused uh because the DNA was already done and it excluded both of those
men when it it's not you in the DNA it's not you zero nothing to talk about and everybody knew it before trial
they had to have known it every night I pray for my son and the only thing I can do is trust that the
Lord will keep him safe so he can come out

"48 Hours" Presents: Two friends convicted of rape claim neither did it. Their families stuck by them. Now, more than 20 years later, a new DNA test will change everything. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates Saturday, Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Brief Summary

The episode covers a 1989 wrongful conviction case involving racial dynamics and DNA evidence in Lake County.

Key points

The Bump Rapes. A series of terrifying crimes in Lake County leaves the community in fear.
The Assault. A woman is assaulted after being bumped by another vehicle, leading to a horrific crime.
The Wrongful Conviction. Despite DNA evidence proving their innocence, two men are convicted of the crime.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I couldn't believe that my name was being associated with such a crime.

Reflecting on the impact of the accusation.

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