Licensed to Kill (1997 film)

Licensed to Kill
Licensed to Kill
	P.O.V.; Deep Focus Films
Release date	1997;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Licensed to Kill is a 1997

homophobic murders.^[1]

Murderers featured

Raymond Childs, murderer of a 55-year-old gay man who made sexual advances toward him.
Sing Sing Prison.^[a]

Donald Aldrich, murderer of Nicholas West, whom he met at a gay hangout, and with the help of two accomplices, shot nine times.
Executed via lethal injection on October 12, 2004, in Huntsville, Texas.^[4]

Corey Burley, murderer of Thanh Nguyen, a
life sentence at the Hodge Facility in Rusk, Texas
.

William Cross, murderer of William Lemke, who made sexual advances toward him. He was sentenced to 25 years in the Dixon State Correctional Center of Illinois.^[6] On July 13, 2006, he was released on parole.
United States Military.^[7] He is currently serving four consecutive life sentences, plus 35 years, at the Polk Youth Institution in Butner, North Carolina
.

Jay Johnson, murderer of former State
St. Cloud Correctional Facility
, as an openly gay man.

Jeffrey Swinford, murderer of Chris Miller, whom he and two friends met at a local gay hangout, went over to his house for alcohol and drugs, and then subsequently beat Miller to death and robbed him. Currently serving a 20-year sentence and is up for parole in 2009.

Awards

Best Documentary Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival, 1997.^[9]

Filmmakers Trophy Award at the Sundance Film Festival, 1997.^[9]

Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, 1997.

National
Emmy
Nomination for Best Director, News & Documentary.

Notes

^ Unless, otherwise indicated, the penal status as of 2004 for the murderers in this section is sourced to Deep Focus Productions.^[3]

References

Boston Globe. Archived from the original
on March 7, 2016.(subscription required)

^ "Man Guilty of Killing Wall Street Lawyer". The New York Times. June 10, 1994.

^ "Licensed to Kill: Murderer's Profiles". Deep Focus Productions. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.

^ "Texas Inmate In Gay Murder Executed". The Tuscaloosa News. October 13, 2004.

^ Kusner, Daniel A. (October 31, 2008). "17 years after deadly shooting in Reverchon Park, victim all but forgotten". Dallas Voice. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.

^ "Anti-gay/lesbian violence in 1994". Gay/Lesbian Community Services Center. 1995. p. 32.

^ "Army Sergeant on Rampage Kills 4, Hurts 7". Los Angeles Times. August 8, 1993.

Minneapolis Star Tribune. October 9, 1992. Archived from the original
on October 29, 2018.(subscription required)

^ ^a ^b "Licensed to Kill". amdoc.org. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

Official website

Licensed to Kill at the
Internet Movie Database

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Licensed_to_Kill_(1997_film)&oldid=1220939755"

[4] Unless, otherwise indicated, the penal status as of 2004 for the murderers in this section is sourced to Deep Focus Productions.^[3]

[1] Boston Globe. Archived from the original
on March 7, 2016.(subscription required)

[2] "Man Guilty of Killing Wall Street Lawyer". The New York Times. June 10, 1994.

[3] "Licensed to Kill: Murderer's Profiles". Deep Focus Productions. Archived from the original on 2012-02-03.

[5] "Texas Inmate In Gay Murder Executed". The Tuscaloosa News. October 13, 2004.

[6] Kusner, Daniel A. (October 31, 2008). "17 years after deadly shooting in Reverchon Park, victim all but forgotten". Dallas Voice. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.

[7] "Anti-gay/lesbian violence in 1994". Gay/Lesbian Community Services Center. 1995. p. 32.

[8] "Army Sergeant on Rampage Kills 4, Hurts 7". Los Angeles Times. August 8, 1993.

[9] Minneapolis Star Tribune. October 9, 1992. Archived from the original
on October 29, 2018.(subscription required)

[amdoc-10] "Licensed to Kill". amdoc.org. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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