One of Netflix's latest true-crime additions, the docu-series Trial 4 followed Sean Ellis as he prepared for his fourth trial for the killing of a police officer. In 1993, police arrested Ellis for the murder of Boston detective John Mulligan, who was shot five times in the face. Ellis spent 22 years in prison, put in jail when he was only 19. However, the evidence tying him to the case had always been tenuous, and many have suspected that deep-seated systemic racism and police corruption contributed to his arrest. In 2015, a court ruling reversed his convictions of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Though Ellis got ready for a fourth trial, he found all serious charges against him dropped in 2018. Today, Ellis has gotten back on track with his life after spending more than half of it behind bars. Here's what you need to know about his case and where he is today...
- 11/11/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
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