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

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

Money… injustice… redemption

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0h 58m

2013

“Money… injustice… redemption”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Derick Thomas

DocumentaryHistory

baltimore, usastreet riotsmartin luther kingdocudramadrug lord

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Cast & Crew

DJ Fontane

as Melvin Williams

DeAndre Wilton

as Young Melvin

Jacqueline Sanders

as Melvin's Mother

David Cooperman

as District Attorney

Derick Thomas

Derick Thomas

as Attorney

David Simon

David Simon

as Himself

Melvin Williams

as Himself

Derick Thomas

Derick Thomas

as Narrator (voice)

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