Brother’s Keeper (1992)

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Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, “Brother’s Keeper” is a brilliant documentary that tells the story of  an alleged murder in Munnsville, New York … that divided the town when one of the local ‘Ward‘ brothers lay dead and another was accused of the crime…

“William Ward, who had been ill for years, was found dead one morning. Delbert was accused of killing him, perhaps by smothering. The prosecution’s theory at trial was that Delbert had performed a mercy killing in order to put William out of his misery after a period of severe headaches and declining health. As the film progresses, it is revealed that during the coroner’s examination of William’s body, semen was found on clothing and on William’s leg, leading to the suggestion that Delbert had killed William in an episode of “sex gone bad”. Delbert Ward was acquitted at trial, largely because the lack of any physical evidence and that the New York State Police violated Delbert’s rights by coercing a confession (which he later retracted) and by having him sign a written statement which he could not understand due to illiteracy….” Wikipedia

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