Ken Pittman is the afternoon voice for Greater New Bedford's WBSM 1420.
From 2PM thru 6PM M-F..
Ken's Bio
Ken Pittman 1420 WBSM AM New Bedford. #1 Afternoon show in the Bristol (Arbitron) market.
In 1997 a Boston man named Stephan Cowans, residing in the Roxbury neighborhood, was convicted of shooting and seriously wounding Boston Police Sgt. Greg Gallagher and then spent six and a half years in prison. In 2004 he was proven innocent of the crime through DNA evidence. He sued the city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts for wrongful imprisonment and became rich. Happy ending for a tragic story right? Earlier this week Stephan was found brutally murdered in his Randolph home.
I'm not suggesting that I have any idea what Mr. Cowans was doing with his life which ended on Thursday October 25th (although he was arrested in possession of crack cocaine last October) but I will state the obvious; this guy wasn't meant to live the dream. Cowans spent some 2,300 consecutive days and nights in prison for a crime he did not commit. Through the genius of forensic scientific break-through, he was provided a second chance at life. He began again, freed from a living hell ending up with $3,ooo,ooo which he was awarded for his wrongful prison sentence. Stephan was brutally killed before he could enjoy the miracle it was to have lived through such a turn of events.
Stephan was found by a visiting teen who discovered the bloody scene at Mr. Cowans Randolph home last Thursday. Police believe robbery may have been the motive. The homicide is still under investigation. More to this story is developing and will be updated soon....