The cops claim that on the night of August 17th, 1992, 11 year old Holly Staker invited eighteen year old Juan Rivera to her home (where she was baby sitting 2 kids) to have sex with him.
They also claim that when he failed to "perform" in bed, she made fun of him. This, according to the claim, enraged him so much so that he got a kitchen knife and stabbed her to death.
All they have for proof is a confession after four days of questioning. The questioning wasn't video taped (according to the cops, at the request of Juan Rivera), and the cops have "lost" the notes they kept during his questioning.
Juan Rivera has an IQ of 79 and claims to have no recollection of the crime.
So the only evidence convicting him is a signature that he put on a typed confession, that and the testimony of four retired cops.
The evidence of his innocence is overwhelming.
He was convicted in his 3rd trial yesterday.
