'White Boy' Rick Wershe's attorney describes long battle for parole Ralph Musilli speaks with Local 4 Defender Kevin Dietz
DETROIT – "White Boy" Rick Wershe's Attorney Ralph Musilli joined the Local 4 Defenders for an exclusive interview after the Michigan parole board voted Friday to grant his client's release after he spent 30 years behind bars.
Musilli spoke to Kevin Dietz about the long road to parole, and all the obstacles Wershe faced along the way as the state's longest-service nonviolent juvenile offender.
You can watch the full interview in the video posted above
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