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

Overview

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.

Director: Derick Thomas

Cast

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DJ Fontane

Melvin Williams

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DeAndre Wilton

Young Melvin

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Jacqueline Sanders

Melvin's Mother

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David Cooperman

District Attorney

Derick Thomas

Attorney

David Simon

Himself

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Melvin Williams

Himself

Derick Thomas

Narrator (voice)