The kid was threatened.
Blame the prosecutor and the investigators at the time.
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“Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty said the case fell apart after witness Eddie Vernon recanted. Vernon said he had been fed details of the crime by police and kept quiet about his lies because investigators had threatened to imprison his parents.”
Are you quoting someone, or are those your own statements? Never mind the article quote.
I am only replying to this old thread to clear myself.
Note my post #12. I am already aware of the corruption.
Basic quip still stands, though. Kids can lie, whether they mean to or not or why they would.