== “I shot the motherfucker, and I hope the motherfucker dies.” == 
 Not desiring to be needlessly profane, but these are the words of his disputed confession in 1981 ... exactly reported with reference to the US 3rd Circuit Court sentencing overturn ruling by Judge Yohn of 2001 where it states that he exclaimed this -twice-. 

 The second "motherfucker" blanks out even though I saved it, perhaps for some censorship reason programmed into Wikipedia. Can this be overridden. It's a key (though disputed) statement and should be reported accurately and fully. Led the reader decide whether they believe it was actually said, but it is exactly what he was alleged to have uttered in relation to the fatally-wounded policeman. 

 This Mumia's done a great job of convincing others to help him fight for his life for more than 25 years now .. sure doesn't matter to the widow and the police organisations ranged against him, 'tho.