Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams

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Baltimore City officials asked drug kingpin Melvin Williams to stop the riots happened following Martin Luther King's assassination. After helping the authorities out, Williams was then labeled a threat, framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society.

Cast

DJ Fontane
Melvin Williams
DeAndre Wilton
Young Melvin
Jacqueline Sanders
Melvin's Mother
David Cooperman
District Attorney
Derick Thomas
Attorney, Narrator (voice)
David Simon
Himself
Melvin Williams
Himself

Crew

Derick Thomas
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Marjorie Morgan
Producer
DJ Fontane
Original Music Composer
Jeff Thompson
Original Music Composer
Jeremiah Read
Original Music Composer

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