The new evidence in question — a taped confession by a man named Gerald Mathews — is “hearsay,” Bokota wrote, because Mathews didn’t make the statement during a trial. As well, it was “untrustworthy,” Bokota wrote, because Mathews turned the tapes over to his boss with the instruction to not release them unless he was dead, implying that he believed he would never go to prison for committing the murders.
Appeal denied for man serving 300 years for five Gary murders: Attorney says he’ll make another appeal
