Willie Bosket has been in either prison or reformatories for all but 18 months since 1971, and has spent all but 100 days of his adult life in custody.
18 Facts About Willie Bosket
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Willie Bosket is currently serving a sentence of 82 years to life at Wende Correctional Facility.
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Willie Bosket was sentenced to life in prison for the crime and later earned a degree in computer science and psychology while incarcerated.
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Willie Bosket shot his girlfriend and committed suicide to avoid being caught.
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Willie Bosket suffered a head injury when he ran out into the street, and was hit by a car.
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Willie Bosket was placed at The Children's Center in Manhattan, but escaped and quickly ended up at Spofford which was a "secure detention center" and a child's equivalent to an adult doing time in Attica State Prison.
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Willie Bosket would be in and out of detention centers and reformatories except for a short time when he turned 21 and had served out his time for murder.
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Willie Bosket told juvenile authorities that one day he would be a killer, just like his father.
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Willie Bosket was tried for the murders in New York City's family court.
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Willie Bosket was sentenced to a maximum of five years in the Goshen Youth Facility.
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The short length of Willie Bosket's sentence caused a public outcry.
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Willie Bosket was caught after two hours, tried as an adult for the escape and sentenced to four years in state prison.
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Willie Bosket was returned to the Division of Youth in 1979, and was released in 1983.
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Willie Bosket was found guilty of attempted assault for the dispute in the apartment and sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Willie Bosket was 16 years old at the time, meaning he was now considered an adult for criminal purposes.
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Willie Bosket was only allowed out of his cell for one hour a day, apart from medical visits and haircuts.
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Willie Bosket once declared "war" on a prison system that he claimed made him a "monster," and was cited for almost 250 disciplinary violations from 1985 to 1994.
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Willie Bosket was later transferred to Five Points Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison.