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Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case of Reasonable Doubt

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The story of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner nearly 30 years ago, is being told (again). This time by a local documentary filmmaker.

Hill, 42, told PhillyNow that after interviewing more than 50 people for the film, “there’s been a lot of lies and misrepresentations and crazy conspiracy theories, but my investigation found him guilty.”

Abu-Jamal has always retained his innocence.

Hill says that Abu-Jamal “thought that America was an evil country” and that revolutionizing it into a socialist communist state was needed to make it more sustainable.

The movie also centers around Abu-Jamal’s philosophy and the events in his life that influenced his behavior leading up to the murder.

Abu-Jamal, a former radio reporter, is on Death Row in a Greene County, Pa., prison, where he still files commentaries for Free Speech Radio News.

I also highly recommend “Live From Death Row” by Mumia. Great read.