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Reflecting on the case of Cyntoia Brown – talking with the director of 'Murder to Mercy'

  • Written by Dan Birman, Professor of Professional Practice, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Reflecting on the case of Cyntoia Brown – talking with the director of 'Murder to Mercy'Cyntoia Brown was sentenced to 51 years in prison when just 16 years old.Courtesy of Netflix

Cyntoia Brown walked out of prison in August 2019 after serving 15 years of a life sentence for a murder she committed when she was 16. Her story is the focus of “Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story,” a Netflix feature documentary.

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