The Last Juror

In 1970, The Ford County Times, one of Mississipi's more colourful weekly newspapers, went bankrupt. To the surprise and dismay of many, ownership was assumed by 23-year-old college drop-out, Willie Traynor. The future of the paper looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgittt family.

In 1970, The Ford County Times, unul dintre cele mai colorate ziare saptamanale din Mississippi, a dat faliment. Spre surprinderea si consternarea multora, proprietatea a fost preluata de Willie Traynor, un tanar de 23 de ani care abandonase facultatea.