Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence (2007)

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.

Released April 27, 2007 83 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: imdb.murder, imdb.secret, imdb.woman, mdblist.two-actors, tmdb.historical, tmdb.true-crime, tmdb.race, tmdb.deep-south-racism

Production Companies: Sandy Hollow Productions

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English