"Innocent man. Guilty system."
Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.
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Sean Ellis
Self
Rosemary Scapicchio
Self - Defense Attorney for Sean Ellis
Mary Jackie Ellis
Self - Sean Ellis' Mother
Jillise McDonough
Self - Co-Defense Counsel for Sean Ellis
William C. Dwyer
Self - Former Detective, Boston Police Department
David Murray
Self - Sean Ellis' Uncle
David Duncan
Self - Defense Attorney for Sean Ellis 1993 - 2001
Toni Locy
Self - Former Reporter, The Boston Globe
Kevin Cullen
Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe
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