I'll grant you this might have been an interesting true-life story, but that doesn't mean it was an entertaining "documentary"" and worth watching. The Jerry Springer Show might be entertaining but if it is so degrading, profane and just plan ugly, who would watch it? Not me.

That's how I felt about this film. This is just plain too ugly to watch. By the way, beware of those labels about "true story" because films are often manipulated to work to the filmmaker's agenda by cutting footage he doesn't want you to see.

You get the gist of this story in the first 20 minutes, a real picture of these guys who many will assume, with their elitist attitudes, live down South somewhere. Well, it's in New York State.

Regardless, who wants to listen to backwards hillbillies from a small town repeat the same things over and over and over, including a bunch of profanity in their ignorant speech? That's entertainment? No, it is not. Watching a pig get killed is entertainment? I think not. Incest and other fun topics all discussed? No thanks.

No, this is one documentary that is too sordid and too unpleasant to watch. Did I finish it? No, to be honest, I did not....and don't regret it.

This documentary details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until William's death. A police investigation and Medical Examiner's autopsy suggested that Bill may not have died from natural causes and Delbert was arrested on charges of Second-Degree Murder.

The film contrasts two groups of society; people from rural areas and those from larger cities. It also exhibits how the media flocked to the town to cover the story. In some ways, this makes it a precursor to "Making a Murderer" in the sense that big city folks may be looking down on the country folk.

It is hard to tell exactly how mentally impaired the Wards are, particularly Delbert. He cannot read and speaks funny, but is he stupid? Maybe he is just hard of hearing. Regardless, it is hard to watch this and see that this man could possibly be a killer... but I will let viewers decide for themselves if the prosecution has a case.

It's Munnsville in upstate New York 1990. The four Ward brothers live on their family farm by themselves. The eldest Delbert smothers 64 year old brother William who had been ill for some time. Delbert is arrested for murder and he signs a confession although the brothers have questionable literacy. The prevailing theory is that it's a mercy killing. However, other wilder theories are explored. Although they are recluses, their neighbors rally to their defense. It's an intriguing true crime story. A narrator is needed to put all the information in a concise fashion. This is mostly interviews with the locals and some of them do mumble. The story may be intriguing but the filmmakers do not make more to highlight it. They are able to get all the interviews but it's not organized into an easy narrative. On the other hand, they get the sense of the place and the people.