A murder in the park
Languages
In English, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Featuring: Dexter Hammett, Kevin Adelstein, Joseph Moore, Denny Castiglione.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Sundance Selects, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing crime scene photos and reenactments, drug material and brief language.
Summary
In 1983, Anthony Porter was sentenced to death for the murders of teenagers Jerry Hillard and Marilyn Green in Chicago's Washington Park. In 1998, a group of university students re-investigated the case, and seemingly found the real killer, Alstory Simon. Simon confessed to the crimes, and Porter was released and pardoned, his harrowing ordeal shook the public's confidence in the justice system and led the Governor to vacate the sentences of all Illinois death row inmates.
Notes
Title from container.
DVD release of the 2015 documentary.