The Plot of Cyntoia Brown, who was released in 2019 after 15 years in prison for a murder which she and supporters long argued was a clear case of self-defense, takes center stage in the new Netflix documentary Murder to Mercy. Murder to Mercy directed by Daniel H. Birman hits Netflix on April 29. See the trailer at our top.
Back in 2006, Brown was convicted of killing a 43 year old real estate agent, Johnny Allen, who slicited the then 16 year old sex worker at a Nashville sonic resturant in 2004.
On April 29 Netflix will tell Brown’s story with Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown story. When I was 16 i did a horrible thing.
The documentary will be released on April 29, 2020 on Netflix.
The documentary follows the story of Cyntoia Brown, from the week she was put on trial for killing Alien until six years until her conviction. It overs her defense team leading up to the trail and the day jury that convicted her for murder and aggravated robbery.
When Brown’s release from prison was announced in August of last year, the National Women’s Law Center shared a message of celebration. The justice-minded organization, however also shared a reminder that she never should have been in prison in the first place and the support for other in similar predicaments must continue.
