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Creative Thinking International Ltd. |
Release Date:
September 9, 1992
Summary:
This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert's of a family of 4 brothers (the other 3 being Roscoe, Lyman and William - Bill, for short), working as semi-literate farmers, and living together in isolation in a ramshackle shack, until William's death. The subsequent police investigation and medical examiner's autopsy suggested Bill may not have died from natural causes, and Delbert was arrested on charges of second-degree murder. Under questioning by police, Delbert appears to have waived his rights and signed a confession, but, it seems he might not have been competent, and was coerced into doing so. The film explores possible motives for the crime, from mercy-killing (Bill was ill at the time), to progressively more outré hypotheses. It also shows how residents of the rural community of Munnsville, NY rallied to the support of one of their own (residents previously considered the Wards as social outcasts), against what they felt were intrusive 'big-city' police and a district attorney involved in an election, who might've used the death to help bolster his candidacy.
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Details
| Runtime: | 104 min |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Production: | American Playhouse |
| Genres: | Mystery, Crime, Documentary |
| Country: | US |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Bruce Sinofsky | Director |
| Joe Berlinger | Director |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Dave Goff | Himself - Cousin |
| Delbert Ward | Himself |
| Harry Thurston | Himself - Friend |
| John Teeple | Himself - Neighbor |
| Joseph F. Loszynski | Himself - Bureau Of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police |
| Ken Elmer | Himself - Neighbor |
| Lyman Ward | Himself |
| Ralph A. Cognetti | Himself - Defense Attorney |
| Roscoe Ward | Himself |
| Walt Geisler | Himself - Ward Supporter |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Connie Chung | Herself |
| Donald F. Cerio | Himself - Madison County District Attorney |
| John W. Graham | Himself - Bureau Of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police |
| Maynard A. Cosnett | Himself - Bureau Of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police |
| Robert J. Killough | Himself - Bureau Of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Bruce Sinofsky | Producer |
| Joe Berlinger | Producer |
| Nicholas Gottlieb | Associate Producer |
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