Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1992-09-09
Duration:104 min
Director:Bruce Sinofsky, Joe Berlinger
Actors:Connie Chung, John Teeple, Delbert Ward, Roscoe Ward, Lyman Ward
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This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until William's death.

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