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[3] [5] Whitmore immediately became a suspect in the Career Girl Murders, and DiPrima and Bulger proceeded to interrogate him. Hours of leading questions eventually led Whitmore to confess. [13] The NYPD announced Whitmore's confession in the Career Girl Murders, as well as the unrelated killing of Minnie Edmonds and the attempted rape of Elba ...
George Whitmore Jr. (May 26, 1944 – October 8, 2012) was an African American man who was charged but later cleared of the infamous Career Girls Murders that occurred in New York City in 1963. [1] "The Supreme Court cited Mr. Whitmore’s case as 'the most conspicuous example' of police coercion when it issued its 1966 ruling in Miranda v.
However, while Whitmore was awaiting trial, another man named Richard Robles confessed to the Career Girls Murders and the charges against Whitmore for those murders were dropped (Robles would later be convicted of the murders). Two months later Whitmore's conviction was vacated by the trial judge due to racial bias by the jury.
It has inspired songs such as Rob Paravonian's "Pachelbel Rant" and the Axis of Awesome's "Four Chords", which comment on the number of popular songs borrowing the same tune or harmonic structure. [1] [2] "Four Chords" does not directly focus on the chords from Pachelbel's Canon, instead focusing on the I–V–vi–IV progression. [3]
The record garnered favorable reviews by critics and a video shot in downtown Los Angeles featuring Patterson dancing to her cover of Whitmore's song. [18] In April 2018, Whitmore signed with Bloodshot Records, with a new release expected in the fall of 2018. [19] [20] The 2018 record is a covers record called Kilonova. Covers include songs by ...
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McLeland also referenced Allen’s alleged confessions during his time behind bars. Officers escort Richard Allen out of the Carroll County courthouse following a hearing in November 2022 (AP)
Much-maligned scene sees Andrew Lincoln’s character Mark declare his love for Keira Knightley’s Juliet through a series of cue cards