The Innocent Man

6.9 (67 votes)• 2018• 45m•Ended

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In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town, the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s — and the controversial chain of events that followed.

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Languages: English

Director: J. Clay Tweel

Starring Cast: J.J. Arends, Serena Michele Burns, Kayleen Teresa Casey, Olivia de Boutray, Ryan David Ellis, Erik Anthony Russo

Cast

J.J. Arends

Glenna

Serena Michele Burns

Kim Marks

Kayleen Teresa Casey

Girl in Tommy Dream

Olivia de Boutray

Denice Haraway

Ryan David Ellis

Interrogator 2

Erik Anthony Russo

Interrogator 1

Guthrie Worthington

Karl Fontenot

Maura Antas

Debbie Carter

Garrett Davis

David Timmons

Geoffrey Russell

Ron Williamson (Old)

Joe White

Lenny Timmons

Kyle Williams

Tommy Ward

Heather McPhaul

Peggy Carter

James Walsh

Ron Williamson (Young)

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