| | Freeman was reportedly in Germany in the Army, and usually wore the jacket.<ref name="pad" /> | | Freeman was reportedly in Germany in the Army, and usually wore the jacket.<ref name="pad" /> |
| − | One important contradiction is the fact that Cynthia White picked Freeman out of a lineup as the killer, but later changed her testimony to fit the prosecution's story. This can be explained by her admission that police bribed her to do so, so that she could legally work as a [[prostitution|prostitute]]. That leads to another important inconsistency, which is that Yvette Williams, someone who White knew personally, said that White told her that she did not see the actual killer, which means she couldn't have knowingly pointed out Freeman as the killer, unless he confessed to her personally. <ref>http://www.partisandefense.org/pubs/innocent/yw.html</ref> | + | One important contradiction is the fact that Cynthia White picked Freeman out of a lineup as the killer, but later changed her testimony to fit the prosecution's story. This can be explained by her admission that police bribed her to do so so that she could do illegal work. That leads to another important inconsistency, which is that Yvette Williams, someone who White knew personally, said that White told her that she did not see the actual killer, which means she couldn't have knowingly pointed out Freeman as the killer, unless he confessed to her personally. <ref>http://www.partisandefense.org/pubs/innocent/yw.html</ref> |
| | On May 13, 1985, Kenneth Freeman was found dead in an empty area, handcuffed, bound, and naked, his death listed as "natural causes". J. Patrick O'Connor, in his book ''The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal'', says that "[h]is body was found bound, gagged, and naked in a vacant lot". <ref name="cp" /> | | On May 13, 1985, Kenneth Freeman was found dead in an empty area, handcuffed, bound, and naked, his death listed as "natural causes". J. Patrick O'Connor, in his book ''The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal'', says that "[h]is body was found bound, gagged, and naked in a vacant lot". <ref name="cp" /> |