Without Charity (2013)
Three murders. One small town girl at the center of it all.
Genre : Crime, Documentary
Runtime : 1H 13M
Director : Paul G. Lyzun
Synopsis
This is the story of a small Indiana town, a robbery that turned for the worse, the murders of three innocent construction workers, and the trial that followed. It is an account of a young woman named Charity Payne who would become the focal point of a small town's frustration with the criminal justice system. What caused this young woman to become involved in such horrible circumstances? Who were the three victims? What impact did it have on a small rural Indiana town? This film explores the crimes and asks the question: Without Charity, would these crimes have taken place?
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