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Errol Morris: Filmmaker as Detective

In The Thin Blue Line, director Errol Morris' uncovers evidence he believes could save a man's life. Following the release of the movie, Randall Dale Adams, convicted of murder, was freed from a life's sentence. This story was originally broadcast on Aug. 19, 1988.

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