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Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams

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Baltimore City officials asked drug kingpin Melvin Williams to stop the riots happened following Martin Luther King's assassination. After helping the authorities out, Williams was then labeled a threat, framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2013-01-01

Runtime: 58 mins

Director: Derick Thomas

Writer: Derick Thomas

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary, History

Original title: Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams

Production Companies: Da Vision Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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