Murder on a Sunday Morning

A white woman's dead and the black teenager accused of killing her is guilty until proven innocent

Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Academy Award-winning documentary Murder on a Sunday Morning details the story of Brenton Butler, a 15-year-old African American who was accused of murdering an elderly white woman. The evidence against him? He was in the area at the time of the killing. The film follows public defender Patrick McGuinness as he works to overcome lazy police work, racism and corruption in order to save his young client from a lifetime in prison. 8:30 p.m. Domy Books, 1709 Westheimer. For information, call 713-523-3669 or visit www.domystore.com. Free.
Wed., Feb. 24, 8:30 p.m., 2010

 
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