Willie Bosket

Willie Bosket
Born
William James Bosket Jr.

(1962-12-09) December 9, 1962 (age 61)
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
Criminal statusIncarcerated at Wende Correctional Facility
Conviction(s)Murder, arson
Criminal penalty82 years to life[1]

William James Bosket Jr. (born December 9, 1962) is an American convicted murderer, whose numerous crimes committed while he was still a minor led to a change in New York state law, so that juveniles as young as 13 could be tried as an adult for murder and would face the same penalties.[2] He 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. He is currently serving a sentence of 82 years to life at Wende Correctional Facility.[1]

  1. ^ a b "84A6391". NYS Dept of Corrections and Supervision. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ Bronx Leads City in Convictions Under Tough Juvenile Offender Act, The New York Times, March 24, 1981