Source: New York Post
A Brooklyn man who spent 30 years in prison the murder of a Hofstra University coach was forced to confess after a torturous 14-hour session where he was deprived of water and access to an attorney, an explosive new lawsuit claims. Christopher Ellis, 55, was threatened separation from his newborn son and denied basics during the session before he agreed to sign a confession that was written by detectives, according to his lawsuit, which was filed last week. He later recanted his signed statements, which were found to have several completely made-up details about the shooting that were unsupported by any evidence and contradicted by witnesses — but was still convicted of second-degree murder in 1993 for the fatal shooting of Joseph Healy, a 25-year-old assistant football coach for Hofstra, outside a Hempstead Arby’s in September 1990.
