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128,814. July 1997 the Naval station in Norfolk, Virginia: a sailor, William Bosko, had just returned from sea … There was no forced entry. The apartment was clean and tidy except for the bedroom where Michelle Moore Bosko had been brutally raped and murdered. To the police it looked like a single assailant. (Miscarriages of Justice: Norfolk 4 & Murder Cases: Ballard) Frontline: The Confessions, PBS 2010
128,815. ‘… a small room … getting in your face, yelling at you, calling you a liar, poking you in the chest …’ (Miscarriages of Justice: Norfolk 4 & Murder Cases: Ballard) ibid. Danial
128,816. Danial Williams confessed after eleven hours of interrogation … ‘completely inconsistent with the facts of the crime.’ (Miscarriages of Justice: Norfolk 4 & Murder Cases: Ballard) ibid. defence dude
128,817. The results of Danial’s DNA were back and they did not match the semen left at the crime scene … The kept the DNA results secret and went looking for his accomplice. (Miscarriages of Justice: Norfolk 4 & Murder Cases: Ballard) ibid.
128,818. His name was Omar Abdul Ballard; the letter ended with a stunning admission. (Miscarriages of Justice: Norfolk 4 & Murder Cases: Ballard) ibid.
128,819. Ballard confessed almost immediately … The state was undeterred. (Miscarriages of Justice: Norfolk 4 & Murder Cases: Ballard) ibid.