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

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

# Money… injustice… redemption
Documentary   History
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2013-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 58 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

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

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