Myon Burrell, convicted in the murder of Tyesha Edwards, an 11-year-old girl pierced in the heart by a stray bullet in 2002 while doing homework at her family's dining room table, stands for a photograph at the Stillwater Correctional Facility, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Stillwater, Minn.
There was no gun, fingerprints, or DNA. Alibis were never seriously pursued. Key evidence has gone missing or was never obtained, including a convenience store surveillance tape that Burrell and others say would have cleared him.Election 2020 Questions about the case come at a difficult time, as Klobuchar and other presidential hopefuls, including Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg, face scrutiny for their records on racial justice in the 1990s and early 2000s.
While campaigning to be the top prosecutor in Minnesota’s most populous county in 1998, Klobuchar advocated for harsher penalties for juvenile offenders. Ike Tyson, 21, and Hans Williams, 23, were easy. Several people saw them roll by in their car minutes before the attack, and a 911 tip from one of their girlfriends helped seal the deal.
Burrell’s co-defendants were members of the Tyson Mob and the Vice Lords. They say drugs and guns were a way of life in their rough neighborhood. But the shooting wasn’t gang warfare as police claimed, they insisted -- it was personal. He said he fired off eight rounds, the last few as he was running backward toward the car. It wasn’t until later that evening that he learned one of his bullets killed Tyesha in the house next door.Soon after the shooting, he was telling friends, his attorney, fellow inmates and even a prison guard that Burrell was not at the scene, court records show. But he said his lawyer told him he’d never see the outside of a prison unless he implicated the youth.
Oliver, who had his own troubles with the law, didn’t go to police that day, as he promised. He said one of the bullets had pierced his pants, so he threw them away and went to buy a new pair. There were at least seven jailhouse informants, two of whom had coughed up information in more than a dozen other cases. Another went by 29 different aliases.He said he was approached by four officers and the prosecutor at a federal correctional facility where he faced 19 years in prison and was told he could knock that down to three if he was willing to cooperate.
ava if you have a moment please read this story! amyklobuchar campaign even took money from lindafairstein . FreeMyon
NOT GOOD
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I don't see how in the world people can get fired up by klobuchar. She sucks.
You sure this wasnt SenKamalaHarris
Similarities with the central park 5 prosecutor
I’m really hoping after this next election the Dems are done with elected officials from the 90’s and early/mid 2000’s, way too many reckless decisions were made by Dems so they could look tough on crime and war that we’re still reeling the after effects from today.
Yikes.
It was a high-profile shooting. Often those poor with court appointed attorneys get convicted with minimal evidence
Most highly structured systems are oppressive&affect citizens. Lawyers&courts.I know some will depend order as the Bible instructs but if one observes no action to indigenous people say number of incarsaration one can understand what we simplify opens for can of unwanted outcomes
FkTima The murder victim was a black teenager
nickusen KlobuCop
AmyIsACop
deray I’m sure there are Minnesotans who are surprised by this, but I’m not one of them. wecandobetter IowaCaucuses
And so it begins Harris is out , Booker out, so let’s attack Klobucher.... it’s sickening.
deray ‘As chief prosecutor for Minnesota’s most populous county from 1999 to 2007, Klobuchar declined to bring charges in more than two dozen cases in which people were killed in encounters with police’ ... ⬇️
amyklobuchar care to try and explain yourself? WhiteSupremacy
Everyone complaining about this being an attack on Klobuchar rather than being upset over the gross miscarriage of justice for a young black teenager is showing the world how little they care about black people
This headline is very misleading!
AK was in office when they relied on a problematic investigation—it is the prosecutor’s responsibility to oversee a valid and solid investigation as soon as possible.
Man, the MSM really wants a Biden/Warren ticket, don’t they? The Swamp is real.
So, Klobuchar is COPmala in disguise?
This headline, while technically accurate, is so misleading.
This smells like Biden oppo research.
Yeah, Democrats have a dark history with this stuff. Maybe the president can do something to help.
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Klobuchar cannot be allowed to so blatantly rip off my platform!
Another hit job to increase the popularity of the DNC’s choice which obviously isn’t Klobuchar.
Finally people talking about Amy
When does Bernie get the same treatment?
Kamala is back in business
Media assisting Warren by taking out the competition. 😂
Ease the brakes, as the response indicates, there was a second trial that lead to the conviction when she was not the prosecutor.
working hard for JoeBiden and TheDemocrats trying to dismantle every other dem candidate
I am kind of shocked you didn't crop him out of the photo.
SirCoach I believe it. Amy constantly touting her Midwest values equals racism to me. Dgaf what anyone says different.
Anytime I see a story like this, I always wonder how many more people like this are out there? How many people that have been wrongfully executed. Smh
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They threw the conviction out, gave him a new trial, and he was still reconvicted even with the new evidence - if they can get him a third trial, I don’t think anyone would object...
so is this just a smear campaign. most won't read the story. that he appealed and was found guilty again when she wasn't in attorney job.
Let’s just let Trump attack Dems OK?
She needs to drop out. She's just taking up space at this point. She's got a nasty side that she hides behind that simpering smile.
Thought they were talking about Harris, she was a hard ass prosecutor, not well liked! Locked up so many people they had to build prisons.
Man Dems trying to kill the rest of the pack to consolidate votes, savage
🤦🏻♂️ amyklobuchar
She is trash amyklobuchar
The NYTimes won’t be happy about this OOPS
Kobe Bryant raped a girl
amyklobuchar is a Racist.
Oh my
Wasn't this already tweeted earlier?
Unbelievable She better drop out of the presidential race
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