A journalist revisits the wrongful convictions in the 1995 murder of Josette Wright through a new podcast investigation
By
Paul Solotaroff
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
Five years after publishing an investigation into the wrongful convictions of two men for the 1995 rape and murder of 12-year-old Josette Wright in Carmel, New York, the journalist revisits the haunting case. The article details how Josette's remains were found by hunters in the woods near Carmel, bearing marks of a skilled woodsman and ritual sadist, and how the case led to a new podcast investigation called 'Devil's Quarry.'
Key quotes
· 3 pulledFive years ago, I published a report in these pages titled 'The Devil You Know.' It examined the wrongful convictions of two young men for the rape and murder of Josette Wright, a 12-year-old girl in Carmel, New York.
In the fall of 1995, hunters stumbled on Josette's bones in the woods near rural Carmel, an hour north of the Bronx.
Those remains bore the marks of a skilled woodsman and ritual sadist.
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