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February 2, 2016 https://citylimits.org/2016/02/02/four-decades-of-dedication-city-limits-story/Johnny Hincapie was found guilty of being part of a gang of teenagers who jumped a tourist family in the 53rd Street/7th Avenue subway station on September 2, 1990.
October 29, 2015 https://citylimits.org/2015/10/29/manhattan-prosecutors-to-appeal-reversal-of-91-murder-conviction/Dateline chronicles Johnny Hincapie’s ultimately successful quest for a new trial, which was first covered by City Limits.
October 23, 2015 https://citylimits.org/2015/10/23/tv-special-on-overturned-conviction-in-brian-watkins-murder-case/Judge Eduardo Padro turned down Johnny Hincapie’s request for a finding of actual innocence but said Hincapie’s lawyers had met the threshold to get their client’s conviction tossed. READ MORE.
October 6, 2015 https://citylimits.org/2015/10/06/judge-tosses-1991-conviction-in-subway-murder-of-tourist/The decision came as a Manhattan court heard evidence on an inmate’s claim that he was wrongfully convicted of a role in an infamous slaying.
February 19, 2015 https://citylimits.org/2015/02/19/mixed-ruling-on-subpoena-of-city-limits-reporter/The Manhattan DA wants notes, emails and more from a freelance reporter whose 2010 story led a court to reconsider the conviction of a man imprisoned since 1992. The request will be contested.
December 17, 2014 https://citylimits.org/2014/12/17/city-limits-reporter-gets-subpoena-in-90-murder-case/Many of the figures in a 1990 murder case have told different versions of their story over the years. Defense lawyers argue some of the changes are justifiable, while others are lies.
June 10, 2014 https://citylimits.org/2014/06/10/clashing-claims-at-heart-of-90-murder-case-under-review/As first reported here in 2010, Johnny Hincapie maintains his innocence in the murder of tourist Brian Watkins. But in court filings, prosecutors say there are holes in his alibi.
June 3, 2014 https://citylimits.org/2014/06/03/key-date-looms-for-bid-to-reverse-1991-murder-conviction/Civil rights lawyer Ron Kuby is seeking to overturn the conviction of Johnny Hincapie in the infamous subway slaying of Brian Watkins. City Limits first reported doubts about the case three years ago.
November 26, 2013 https://citylimits.org/2013/11/26/heard-here-first-questions-about-infamous-1990-murder/Johnny Hincapie has done 20 years for his role in one of New York City’s most infamous killings. Was he even there?
October 26, 2010 https://citylimits.org/2010/10/26/the-murder-that-changed-new-york-city/
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