Starz acquires 'White Boy', the documentary about teen FBI informant Richard Wershe Jr.

Arrested as a teen and sentenced to life without parole, Richard Wershe, Jr. remains imprisoned 30 years later
UPDATED SEP 12, 2018

Network giant Starz announced on Thursday that it has acquired the documentary 'White Boy', based on the story of 17-year-old Richard Wershe Jr. who allegedly ran a vicious, sophisticated underground cocaine operation throughout inner-city Detroit. Arrested as a teen and sentenced to life without parole, Wershe remains imprisoned 30 years later and is the subject of the Sony feature film 'White Boy Rick' starring Matthew McConaughey. 



 

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