"Death Row 10"

This is what Aaron Patterson wrote on the wall in 1986 while being interrogated by Chicago Police. He is one man in the "Death Row 10". Patterson was facing execution for 1986 homicide of Rafaela and Vincent Sanchez, buy his conviction was framed off of a unsigned confession obtained through torture from Police in Chicago's Area 2 Violent Crimes Unit. He is just one of ten, who were victims of Jon Burge's and his "Midnight Crew". Each of the "Death Row 10" were sent to death row after confessions were obtained by Police playing Russian Roulette with suspects, burning them with cigarettes, electrical shocks, suffocation, burned on radiators, hit with telephone books, sticks, and electric cattle prods. In the wake of Jon Burge's conviction freshgresh.com will spend 10 days covering and explaining the stories of the "Death Row 10".

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan "They were found innocent. Innocent of the charges for which they were sentenced to die. Can you imagine? We nearly killed innocent people".