The Dramatic Story Of Debbie Peagler's 'Crime After Crime'

Crime After Crime, a documentary that tells the dramatic story of the complex legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, an incarcerated survivor of domestic violence. Debbie was wrongfully convicted for the murder of her abusive boyfriend, and received a sentence of 25 years to life. Debbie Peagler unlike many other wrongfully convicted person’s stories. Debbie 's story is rather complex. On May 27, 1982, she led Oliver Wilson, the father of one of her two daughters, to a park where two gang members then beat and strangled him to death. Debbie was later convicted of the murder of Oliver and was incarcerated for twenty years. Until 2002 when Debbie 's story takes an unexpected turn. Two young attorneys take on the two decade old case. Through …show more content…
Some may argue the fact that this documentary takes the side of Debbie and only debbie. Some may say it fails to show the side presented, by the deceased boyfriend, or of the Los Angeles County District Attorney 's Office. However neither portrayal of the story would feel as real as what was presented in Crime after Crime. Debbie never had a fair advantage, and this documentary finally allows her story to be …show more content…
Debbie was a victim of not only domestic violence, but a victim of the system. Laws must be reevaluated, and as a society it shall be our goal to, not let this unjust corruption exist. Crime After Crime shows the blindness of society, domestic violence was so often overlooked, and given the circumstances Debbie was faced with how can one even argue that she did anything wrong? The criminal justice system must reevaluate their ideals and further pursue the gray area of crime, for the truth is not always as black and white as one might