Making a Case for Murder

In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in New York City. Unable to start their car, they sought refuge in a nearby restaurant. What happened later that night shocked the entire city.

Cast

Daniel J. Travanti

as Joe Hynes

William Daniels

as Slaney

Joe Morton

as Cederic Sandiford

Cliff Gorman

as Bernstein

Gerry Becker

as Ed Boyer

Kurt Naebig

as Robert Riley

Johnny O'Donnell

as Jon Lester

Michael Nathanael Robinson

as Jason Ladone

Anthony Russell Jr.

as Timothy Grimes

Cleodis Ingram

as Michael Griffith

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