(Two episodes for CourtTV: See No Evil and Searching For Clues)
See
No Evil
This story follows the murder trial of community activist Edward Jackson.
In February of 1999, Mr. Jackson was killed while watering the plants
in his front yard. There is a strong indication that he was killed in
retaliation for his aggressive attempts to rid the neighborhood of drug
dealers. SEE NO EVIL follows the story, and shows the different sides
of the district attorney and the public defense of the accused side.
Searching
for Clues
In the early 90šs New Orleans was considered the murder capital of our
nation. Like the rest of the country the homicide rate has fallen, but
recent homicide statistics demonstrate a disturbing upward trend. With
witnesses unwilling to cooperate in what is predominantly gang-related
crime, solving a homicide case is never easy. Searching For Clues follows
the job of homicide detectives through three different murder investigations:
the murder of a Korean store owner that was caught on surveillance camera;
the murder of an African American male shot while riding his bike; and
the murder of 3 men in a drug deal that went bad at a low-income housing
development.
