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A Case of Deadly Force

Fact-based story about a 1975 cover-up of a shooting by two white members of the Boston Tactical Unit. While on stakeout on a suspected getaway car used in a armed robbery, the two gunned down a black man who entered the car. The two claimed the man had a gun and they shot in self-defense. Police investigation decided it was a rightful shooting. The man's widow knew her husband would not be carrying a weapon and became determined to prove her husband's innocence. She hired a former cop who had become a lawyer to prove her case. Working with his four sons, the lawyer team takes on the police force in what eventually proved to be a landmark legal decision. Written by John Sacksteder

Top Cast

  • Richard Crenna

    Richard Crenna

    Lawrence O'Donnell Sr.

  • John Shea

    John Shea

    Michael O'Donnell

  • Lorraine Toussaint

    Lorraine Toussaint

    Pat Bowden

  • Francis X. McCarthy

    Francis X. McCarthy

    Hanna

  • Tate Donovan

    Tate Donovan

    Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.

  • Anna Maria Horsford

    Anna Maria Horsford

    Virginia Cates

  • Anthony Heald

    Anthony Heald

    Dave O'Brian

  • Dylan Baker

    Dylan Baker

    Kevin O'Donnell

  • Michael O'Hare

    Michael O'Hare

    Joe Miller

Overview

Fact-based story about a 1975 cover-up of a shooting by two white members of the Boston Tactical Unit. While on stakeout on a suspected getaway car used in a armed robbery, the two gunned down a black man who entered the car. The two claimed the man had a gun and they shot in self-defense. Police investigation decided it was a rightful shooting. The man's widow knew her husband would not be carrying a weapon and became determined to prove her husband's innocence. She hired a former cop who had become a lawyer to prove her case. Working with his four sons, the lawyer team takes on the police force in what eventually proved to be a landmark legal decision. Written by John Sacksteder

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