Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence
- Movies
- 2007-04-27
- EN
- Released
- 1h 23m
- Documentary
Production
Sandy Hollow Productions
Tagline
Some secrets cannot stay buried.
Storyline
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.
