Anthony Bottom, one of three members of the Black Liberation Army who were convicted in the 1971 murders of Police Officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini, will shortly come up for parole for the 12th time. He should be no more successful this time than for his previous 11 appearances before a state Parole Board.
A state panel last year inexplicably pardoned one of the other killers, Herman Bell. (The third man convicted, Albert Washington, died while still imprisoned.) Mr. Bell admitted culpability late in life but still didn’t deserve to be released. Mr. Bottom, who now calls himself Jalil Abdul Muntaqim, has never acknowledged his guilt.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you have an active digital subscription, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password, if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
If you are a current print-only subscriber, and want access to our website,click here to view your options for changing you subscription level.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
