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My Brother's Killer

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For 33 years the murder of Bill Newton, also known as Billy London, a gay adult film model, who was killed and dismembered in West Hollywood, remained unsolved. After three decades, a devoted group of people in the community of Los Angeles led to the solving of his murder. The truth that emerged was that the murder was a hate crime carried out execution style by a member of a white nationalist gang who was a killer living a double life as a fellow gay adult film star by day and a skinhead by night.

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Alejandra Martinez Austin Chronicle 4d
In the end, My Brother’s Killer tries to upend conventional true crime documentary storytelling, but only partially succeeds. Go to Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter 5d
What makes Mason’s doc stand out from other cold case flicks is how it goes beyond sensationalizing to explore something more sinister within the neon-lit world of ‘80s Los Angeles. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest 1d
Mason uses the template of a true crime documentary to shrewd effect, ultimately as interested in what made the case so complicated to solve. Go to Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily 4d
My Brother’s Killer is an overdue valediction for the victim, a romantic loner whose haunting and horribly prophetic poem “A Piece of Me” bookends the film, offering a poignant glimpse of a future that might have been but never was. Go to Full Review Joey Moser The Contending 4d
Mason's film goes places you never expect it to go. Go to Full Review Brian Farvour The Playlist 5d
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It’s an undeniably interesting case, though, by receiving a boilerplate documentary treatment, it differs little from an extended “Unsolved Mysteries” segment or an identical documentary, of which there are countless. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Rachel Mason

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Christopher Rice

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Eric Shaw Quinn

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Clark Williams

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Chi Chi LaRue

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Wendi Berndt

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Movie Info

Synopsis For 33 years the murder of Bill Newton, also known as Billy London, a gay adult film model, who was killed and dismembered in West Hollywood, remained unsolved. After three decades, a devoted group of people in the community of Los Angeles led to the solving of his murder. The truth that emerged was that the murder was a hate crime carried out execution style by a member of a white nationalist gang who was a killer living a double life as a fellow gay adult film star by day and a skinhead by night.
Director
Rachel Mason
Producer
Dion A. Labriola
Production Co
FutureClown Productions
Genre
Crime, Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m