Surely you are not all talking about a cover up based solely on the man's claims that he is innocent? Am I missing other info somewhere?
No disrespect meant, but imagine being locked in the same room for the best part of the next 2 days, and I think plenty of us would cry ourselves to sleep. Now factor in regret at something terrible and unforgivable that you have done...something you wish with all your heart you can take back but never can, and that will haunt you forever as you rot in your tiny cell. Plenty of reason to bawl like a baby.
Don't get me wrong, I know people serve time for crimes they didn't commit. But many people are also full of crap.
I have absolutely NO IDEA whether this man is guilty or not, but if this news report is all you are going on, plus the testament of a guy in a taxi, then I suggest neither do you. You must remain genuinely impartial, or you undermine your own position in any given argument or persuasion, surely? If he has been locked up in error it is a terrible injustice, but if he is a liar and a murderer, which he may be, his word is worth nothing.
apologies if this is a follow on thread and there is some substantial evidence or account that I have missed!
