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It was part of a grand conspiracy involving the police, prosecutors, the ATF, the mob and the city to rescue the "real killer"son of a big-time lawyer with connections to the mayorfrom a date with the needle. Six months after that, in October 1997, Haak filed a suit of his own.īlaming Haak and Wise wasn't merely a mistake under pressure by overworked investigators, says the slender, dark-haired Ambrose, who is representing Haak in that lawsuit. One month later, Wise sued the city, several police officers and the District Attorney's office, seeking $75 million for the pain and suffering of being beaten and falsely accused. On March 14, 1997, after less than three hours of deliberation, a jury found the pair not guilty. The cops were unable to find one eyewitness or one shred of physical evidence proving Haak and Wise killed Kimberly Ernest, then drove up to Bucks County for Haak's bail hearing about two hours later. Three weeks after the murder, police arrested Herbert Haak and Richie Wise, two gay-bashing petty criminals who confessed and later recanted, saying they were beaten and forced to sign blank papers. There was intense media scrutiny and heightened interest from City Hall.īut that was only part of the story, says Ambrose. It was a vicious murder in the heart of the city's tony Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. There was a lot at stake, says Ambrose, when a man walking his dog found Ernest's nearly naked body lying on the cold cement steps of a basement stairwell at 2101 Pine St. 2, 1995, killing of Kimberly Ernest, the 26-year-old red-headed paralegal who became famous in death as the Center City Jogger. It's a story about a cover-up in one of the most sensational crimes in Philadelphia history: the Nov. Three years after the murder of Center City jogger Kimberly Ernest, the case is about to explode again, fueled by an all-out campaign to pin the blame on the son of a prominent lawyer.Ĭlick here to go to sidebar The Detective's StoryĬlick here to go to sidebar A Mother's ReactionĪttorney Fred Ambrose in his Bala Cynwyd office.īala Cynwyd attorney Fred Ambrose has an amazing story. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper.
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