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Mar 8, 1973 · The Marcus-Nelson Murders: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With Telly Savalas, Marjoe Gortner, José Ferrer, Ned Beatty. A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
Dec 31, 2014 · A 1973 TV pilot episode based on the 1963 Wylie-Hoffert murders, where a black youth confessed to raping and killing two white girls. Lt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) investigates the case and challenges the police interrogation methods.
Aug 17, 2022 · S1E0 Pilot Movie episode - The Marcus Nelson Murders full episode Lt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) believes that a black youth who confessed to the murder of two white girls was beaten and...
The case served as the basis of the 1973 television movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders, which in turn served as a pilot for the crime drama series Kojak. The Killings, a 1973 novel by Edgar-winning author Clark Howard, also fictionalized the case, changing the setting from New York to Los Angeles. [citation needed]
Based on the 1963 Wylie-Hoffert murders, the brutal rape and murder of two young professional women in... Lt. Theo Kojak (Telly Savalas) believes that a black youth who confessed to the murder of two white girls was beaten and coerced by his police interrogators and is innocent of the crime.
Based on a real-life case, Lieutenant Theo Kojack (Telly Savalas) leads an investigation into the murders of two women who were found in their Manhattan apartment. A young black man is arrested...
The acclaimed TV adaptation of Selwyn Raab's book based on the Wylie-Hoffert murders in Manhattan in 1963, resulting in the case that ultimately led to the Supreme Court's Miranda decision three years later.
