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Willie Bosket. William James Bosket Jr. (born December 9, 1962) is an American convicted murderer, whose numerous crimes committed while he was still a minor led to a change in New York state law, so that juveniles as young as 13 could be tried as an adult for murder and would face the same penalties. [2]
Dec 29, 2014 · For 36 years and counting in New York, the treatment of 13, 14, and 15-year-olds charged with certain crimes – some major, like murder, and some more minor, like burglary in the second degree – has been dictated by an emergency legislative session called in response to Willie Bosket’s crime spree. Among those prosecuted and sentenced to adult time under the law were the Central Park Five ...
Kaari Pitkin of member station WNYC reports on the life of Willie Bosket, who practically grew up in the juvenile justice system and whose crimes served as the catalyst for its transformation.
Dec 17, 1995 · Shocked by the “baby-faced killer’s” initial five-year sentence, the state of New York in 1978 passed the “Willie Bosket law” allowing murder suspects as young as 13 to be tried as ...
Nov 16, 1995 · It was known as the Willie Bosket Law and remains the toughest in the nation addressing violent crimes committed by adolescents. For Bosket, 32, the book was a chance to understand how he had ...
Mar 16, 2018 · Carey had recently vetoed a bill reinstating the death penalty – an extremely politically unpopular move. And right in the middle of all that, came the Willie Bosket case. Willie was tried in family court — remember he was 15 — and the most he could face was 5 years, for two execution style murders.
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May 29, 1989 · The monster is unimpressed. “Willie Bosket is gonna keep striking,” he says. “If they / bring back the death penalty, I won’t kill. I’ll just maim. I want to live every day I can just to ...
