Matias Reyes
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Matias Reyes (b. c. 1971) is a serial rapist and murderer who, while serving a lifetime prison sentence for other crimes, confessed to the rape and nearly fatal assault of Trisha Meili, the "Central Park Jogger" on April 19, 1989.
Five other men, all under 18, were convicted the crime in 1990, based on confessions that were later drawn into doubt. When Reyes confessed to the crime in 2002, they were exonerated of the crime. Reyes's claim was that he participated in the rape— which was confirmed via DNA evidence— and that he acted alone, which has neither been proven nor refuted.