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

Money… injustice… redemption
Jan 1, 2013 · 58m
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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.

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CAST

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

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Da Vision Pictures
Country
US

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