The Worst Crime

In July 2002, Johnny Johnson was arrested and charged with the abduction and murder of 6-year-old Cassandra Williamson in Valley Park, Mo., and the effects of the crime continue to reverberate in the community. During the capital-murder trial, a proceeding clouded by questions of mental illness and competency, a juror described the killing as “the worst possible crime.” Through the Cracks seeks to answer the question: Does the worst possible crime deserve the worst possible punishment? (St. Louis International Film Festival)