Slog - Comments on Today The Stranger Suggests... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/today_the_stranger_suggests_141 'The Trials of Darryl Hunt' (DOCUMENTARY) In 1984, a shy, smiling, 19-year-old black kid named Darryl Hunt was wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a white woman and sent to jail for life. What followed was a 20-year legal nightmare, an unbelievable theater of disgust involving smug white lawyers, lots of Christian racists, ignored DNA evidence, intimidated witnesses, gullible TV news reporters, the North Carolina and United States Supreme Courts, and, at the end of it all, the actual killer. Every American should see this movie. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 267-5380. 7, 9:15 pm, $5—$8.50. Through... Copyright 2008 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:00:00 -0800 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:26:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by John At Work Saw this at SIFF last year. It is really good, powerful and frightening to witness.

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]]> John At Work http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/today_the_stranger_suggests_141#c773563 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/today_the_stranger_suggests_141#c773563 Stranger Suggests Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:34:31 -0800 Comment by Katelyn Personally I'll be enjoying Havana's outdoor movie tonight... DOGTOWN OH YEAH! And popcorn's free!

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/today_the_stranger_suggests_141#c773677 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/today_the_stranger_suggests_141#c773677 Stranger Suggests Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:26:17 -0800 Comment by plastic jesus thanks, Ed. :-)

Meanwhile, this movie is a must-see. What a horrific tale.
Here's Hunt's wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Hunt


]]> plastic jesus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/today_the_stranger_suggests_141#c773778 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/08/today_the_stranger_suggests_141#c773778 Stranger Suggests Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:26:25 -0800