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A Gay Priest Is Killed, An Innocent Apache Man Stands Accused: Deborah Esquenazi’s ‘Night In West Texas Doc’ Screens At Frameline
The wrongful murder conviction of a gay Apache man is investigated in 'Night in West Texas,' directed by Deborah Esquenazi. Watch exclusive clip.
EXCLUSIVE: In 1981, the battered body of a closeted gay Catholic priest was discovered in the Sage and Sand Motel in Odessa, Texas, his arms knotted behind his back. Chief Gerke “reopened Reyos’ case when his daughter-in-law, a true-crime podcast fan, raised questions about the conviction after listening to an episode of Crime Junkie,” according to press notes for the documentary. Frameline writes, “Anyone who has seen Deborah S. Esquenazi’s Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four(which won the Best Documentary Award at Frameline40) knows the Peabody-winning director and investigative journalist is no stranger to seeing innocent LGBTQ+ folks thrown into Texas prisons for crimes they didn’t do.
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