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Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence (2007)

April 27, 2007Documentary1h 23m

Some secrets cannot stay buried.

Overview

Documentarian Jeffrey Morgan set out to the track one woman's search for the truth about her great-great-aunt's 1908 murder. But his film quickly became a fascinating study of racism, revenge and family secrets. In the process of uncovering information about her ancestor's violent death at the hands of an African-American suspect, the woman learns that her family tree might have also produced a few murderers.

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