It’s 1982, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. Author and activist iO Tillett Wright and Crimetown Producer Austin Mitchell unravel a mystery of love and loss, the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Created by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 19 hours 30 minutes
episode 4: S2 [4] Get in the Wind | The Ballad of Billy Balls
iO explores a darker side of Billy - did it lead to his death?
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episode 5: S2 [5] Those High-Powered Lawyers | The Ballad of Billy Balls
Was there a conspiracy to murder Billy in order to keep him quiet? iO's search for an answer leads to a sobering reality.
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episode 6: S2 [6] Amanda | The Ballad of Billy Balls
Amanda, a game-changing character, tells her story.
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episode 7: S2 [7] The Hunt for Paper | The Ballad of Billy Balls
iO and Austin track down some concrete evidence.
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episode 8: S2 [8] Cops Tend to Shoot | The Ballad of Billy Balls
After months of anticipation, iO and Austin receive the biggest piece of evidence yet.
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episode 9: S2 [9] Ophelia | The Ballad of Billy Balls
Rebecca's grief in the years following Billy’s death leads her to an unlikely source of comfort, and a big surprise.
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episode 10: S2 [10] Something Bigger Than Me | The Ballad of Billy Balls
iO's upbringing pushes him to a life or death moment, and his path toward healing leads straight to Billy.
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episode 11: S2 [11] There’s Someone Under This Ground | The Ballad of Billy Balls
iO takes Rebecca on a trip 37 years in the making.
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episode 12: S2 [12] The Guy in the Cowboy Hat | The Ballad of Billy Balls
The elusive character at the center of the mystery is found, and iO gets his story.
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episode 13: S2 [13] Life After Death | The Ballad of Billy Balls
As the show comes to an end, iO tries to figure out what the wisdom of it is.
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