Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The harrowing true story of a cold-blooded murder and one attorney's quest to bring justice to a suffering Midwestern town On a November night in 1990, Cathy Robertson was murdered in her home in Missouri. When the months-long police investigation stalled out, local law enforcement put the case into the hands of a private eye with his own agenda. In a close-knit town still reeling from the aftereffects of the farming crisis, friends and neighbors turned on each other. Mark Woodworth, the Robertson family's neighbor, received four life sentences for Cathy's murder, and the original suspect would be largely forgotten.
In a surprising, dramatic narrative that spans decades, Mark's seemingly unwinnable case is taken on by Robert Ramsey, an attorney determined to uncover the truth. But the community's way of life is irrevocably damaged by the trauma caused by the parallel tragedies of the farming crisis and the unsolved murder--raising crucial questions about the moral code of conduct of our entire nation.
Synopsis
The harrowing true story of a cold-blooded murder and the campaign to bring justice to a suffering Midwestern town On a November night in 1990, Cathy Robertson is murdered in her home outside Chillicothe, Missouri. After law enforcement conduct a haphazard investigation, the sheriff's office puts the case in the hands of a Kansas City private eye with his own agenda. In a close-knit town still reeling from the aftereffects of the farming crisis, friends and neighbors abruptly fracture into opposing camps. Mark Woodworth, a Robertson family neighbor, eventually receives four life sentences for a crime that a growing group of local supporters believe he didn't commit.
In a surprising, dramatic narrative that spans decades, Mark's family turns to Robert Ramsey, an attorney willing to take on a corrupt political machine suppressing the truth. But the community's way of life is irrevocably damaged by the parallel tragedies of the farming crisis and Cathy's unsolved murder, in a gripping story about the fault-lines of a fracturing America that continue to cut across the farm belt today.