Who Killed Garrett Phillips? (2019)

Genre

documentary, crime

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores the 2011 murder of a 12-year-old boy in a small New York town. It follows the police investigation and trial of the mother's ex-boyfriend, raising questions about racial bias and the handling of evidence.

investigativetensesombermethodicalunsettlingemotionally heavythought-provokinggripping

What happens

Who Killed Garrett Phillips? is a 2019 two-part documentary directed by American filmmaker Liz Garbus. It delves into the 2011 murder of 12-year-old Garrett Phillips in Potsdam, New York, and the subsequent investigation and trial of Oral "Nick" Hillary, a Jamaican man and ex-boyfriend of Garrett's mother, Tandy Cyrus. The documentary examines the complexities of the case, highlighting issues of racial bias and prosecutorial misconduct. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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