POV - Season 21 Episode 3
In 1997, U.S. Marines patrolling the Texas-Mexico border as part of the War on Drugs shot and killed Esequiel Hernández Jr. Mistaken for a drug runner, the 18-year-old was, in fact, a U.S. citizen tending his family's goats with a .22 rifle. He became the first American killed by U.S. military forces on native soil since the 1970 Kent State shootings. The Ballad of Esequiel Hernández, narrated by Tommy Lee Jones, explores Hernandez's tragic death and its torturous aftermath. His parents and friends, the Marines on patrol, and investigators discuss the dangers of militarizing the border and the death of one young man.
First Air Date : 1988-07-05
Last Air date : 2024-12-30
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 21 : Episode 12008-06-24
- Season 21 : Episode 22008-07-01
- Season 21 : Episode 32008-07-08
- Season 21 : Episode 42008-07-15
- Season 21 : Episode 52008-07-22
- Season 21 : Episode 62008-07-29
- Season 21 : Episode 72008-08-05
- Season 21 : Episode 82008-08-12
- Season 21 : Episode 92008-08-19
- Season 21 : Episode 102008-09-16
- Season 21 : Episode 112008-09-30
- Season 21 : Episode 122008-10-01
- Season 21 : Episode 132008-10-08
- Season 21 : Episode 142008-10-16
- Season 21 : Episode 152008-12-10
