Outcry

Shocking story about justice, well made documentary, we need more quality documentaries like this.

I have watched a lot of documentaries especially crime documentaries. This one is very good. The subject is very interesting and serious, child sexual abuse, conviction and fight to prove one's innocence. I watched all the five episodes. 'Outcry' is well documented and is filmed throughout many years. Like in many other documentaries about people who fight to prove their innocence, here we see that when law people are incompetent or consider their egos to be more important than finding the truth, things can get really sad and people's lifes are affected forever. I am really sorry for the families involved in this documentary. If you like crime documentaries I highly recommend you to watch 'Outcry'. You will be hooked, saddened and outraged.

Absolutely gripping story here, binged the whole show, couldn't wait to see the outcome.. 5*

"Outcry" (2020 release; 5 episodes of 60 min. each) is a TV documentary series about erstwhile Texas high school football star Greg Kelley. As Episode 1 opens, it is "2013-07-23" and we see a social worker interview a young boy, maybe 4 or 5 years old, who gives the outcry statement. The boy talks about what Greg (allegedly) has done to him (sexual abuse although of course those are not the words used by the young boy). We then step back and are introduced to Greg, a talented HS football player at Leander HS (in affluent and suburban Austin, TX) who seems to have everything going for him: a beautiful girlfriend, parents who love him, etc. When the explosive allegations are made against Greg by not one, but two young boys, the Williamson Country District Attorney's office springs into action. We are reminded that the DA's office in the late 1980s prosecuted a man for the murder of his wife, putting him in jail, when in fact the husband was innocent all along (and finally freed 25 years later). At this point we are less than 15 min. into Episode 1.

Couple of comments: let me state upfront that I had zero knowledge of these events prior to watching the opening episode of this TV documentary. The allegations are so explosive that they need to be carefully considered, that much is clear. At the same time, the accused is maintaining his innocence high and low, as are the people (including family and friends, and later a larger community) around him. What to make of this? To be honest, I haven't the faintest idea (my gut tells me that based on what I saw in Episode 1, the guy is innocent, but I could be completely wrong on this). I can't wait to see hot all of this is going to play out in the next 4 episodes (of about an hour each). All I know is this: this is riveting and must-see TV, period.

"Outcry" premiered this weekend on Showtime, and new episodes air on Sunday evenings at 10 pm Eastern time (now available on SHO on Demand and other streaming services). If you like true crime documentaries, by all means I encourage you to check this out and draw your own conclusion.

UPDATE 7/7/20 I've just bing-watched the other 4 episodes. There are no words. This is an emotional rollercoaster all the way. The details that are revealed in the next 4 episodes are nothing short of jaw-dropping. Kudos to the documentary team that literally spent YEARS making this documentary, and that is all what I will say. JUST WATCH.

America has been telling you that the American Justice System is the best in the world. This myth is hard to kill.

Many scholars and many people outside the US are of course highly skeptical about this claim and have been for many years.

The American justice system is rotten to the core, filled with corruption and this documentary exposes the corrupt police and Texas Rangers and exposes a judiciary system that doesn't care about the individual American citizen. This documentary is both frightening to watch and tragic to live with. But it's a must see tv-moment for sure.