“ Court Voids Conviction in 1988 MurdersBy BRUCE LAMBERT and SEWELL CHANPublished: December 21, 2007 GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A state appellate court overturned on Friday the convictions of a Long Island man who has been imprisoned for 17 years for the grisly 1988 murders of his parents.The man, Martin H. Tankleff, was convicted in 1990, largely on an admission written by the police that he refused to sign and immediately repudiated. The case drew national attention; 31 former federal, state and local prosecutors supported his claim of innocence, as did Mr. Tankleff’s relatives.Court Voids Conviction in 1988 Murders - New York Times. ”