# Investigation Discovery Buys SXSW True-Crime Doc ‘My Brother’s Killer’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/investigation-discovery-buys-sxsw-true-crime-doc-my-brothers-killer/
- Published: 2026-10-22T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T13:57:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/investigation-discovery-true-crime-doc-my-brothers-killer-1237168027/
- Topics: Americas, Research, Science, World

## Key points

- Investigation Discovery will air the documentary on 3 December.
- Rachel Mason revisits Billy Newton’s 1990 murder.
- The film reveals the killer’s identity.

## Summary

Investigation Discovery has acquired *My Brother’s Killer*, a true-crime documentary directed by Rachel Mason, and will show it on 3 December. The film investigates the 1990 murder of Billy Newton and traces a decades-long effort to uncover what happened, bringing renewed attention to a case that had been largely forgotten.

Newton was found murdered on 29 October 1990. Mason’s investigation involves the LAPD, Newton’s family and friends, and authors Christopher Rice and Eric Shaw Quinn; it draws on archival footage, interviews and overlooked evidence, and reveals the killer’s identity. The documentary premiered at SXSW, won the Best Documentary Jury Award at the Outshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival and is due to screen at AFI Fest on 24 October.

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