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Airdate: Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story

True crime doco profiles a Tennessee woman who was the product of 3 generations of violence against women.

True crime documentary feature Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story screens on Netflix from Wednesday.

In 2004, 16-year-old Cyntoia Denise Brown was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, for murdering a 43-year-old man who picked her up for sex. She was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison — Cyntoia’s fate seemed sealed. The film shows the complexity of a child who was the product of three generations of violence against women in her biological family. And how in 2019, after nearly 10 years of legal challenges, Governor Bill Haslam granted her request for clemency. He did so following a slow shift in the state for legislative change in juvenile sentencing laws and having seen evidence of her maturity, education, and good behavior as a prisoner. Directed and produced by Daniel H. Birman, and edited and produced by Megan E. Chao.

Wednesday April 29 on Netflix.

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