Darryl A. Boyd and John H. Walker, jailed for the murder of a jury ruling by Buffalo Police in New York, prosecuted police and the city government for $224 million last September, when the prosecution's key witness, Tyrone, was prosecuted Woodruff) told Judge Christopher J.Burns that he had made a forged testimony under threat and intimidation from murder detectives after Judge Burns overturned the guilty verdict against Walker and Boyd
Court documents show that late in the night of January 2, 1976, a drunken Crawford was sent home by drinker/neighbor Larry Watson, and the next day Crawford was found dead in his home, when witness testimony and other evidence pointed to neighbor Watson, but prosecutors failed to submit the clue to defense counsel
Woodruff, 64, told Judge Burns that he was still a "scared 17-year-old" and that detectives asked him to listen to a "fake anonymous call" from a woman who claimed woodruff was involved in the murder and detectives told him that if he didn't point the finger at someone, they would bring others in and point the finger at him; He was sentenced to life in prison, and after being granted immunity from prosecution, he appeared in court to accuse him of witnessing Walker and Boyd beating Crawford to death, and Walker and Boyd, who were only 16 years old at the time, were sentenced to 22 and 28 years in prison separately
Woodruff also told the judge that he regretted giving false testimony to Boyd and Walker that year, and that he had been very guilty since the testimony, and often asked reporters why they had to testify falsely. He also always wanted to tell the truth, but he didn't expect to drag it out for 46 years
