The Ballad of Billy Balls
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The Ballad of Billy Balls
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....
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S2 [BONUS] The Lawslinger | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [BONUS] I'll Call You Back | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [BONUS] Leave a Message | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [13] Life After Death | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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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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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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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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S2 [9] Ophelia | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [8] Cops Tend to Shoot | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [7] The Hunt for Paper | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [6] Amanda | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [5] Those High-Powered Lawyers | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [4] Get in the Wind | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [3] Billy the Kid | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [2] He's Not Done Yet | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 [1] Billy Balls and His Babygirl | The Ballad of Billy Balls
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S2 Trailer | The Ballad of Billy Balls
"Crimetown Presents: The Ballad of Billy Balls" premiers March 28th, 2019.
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