of $358,545 under a state law that provides $20,000 for every year of wrongful imprisonment. Death Hunt died on March 13, 2016. Friends had been worried that he was not taking good care of himself and suffering from depression. Hunt had told friends he was terminally ill with cancer; however, his autopsy report from the medical examiner found no evidence of this, nor did his medical records mention any diagnosis of cancer. This may have been to cover up his weight loss from suspected drug use. Police later announced that he had fatally shot himself. Representation in other media The independent documentary film titled The Trials of Darryl Hunt (2005), was named a Sundance Film Festival selection that year. It premiered in early 2006 in Winston-Salem, where it was shown at the Stevens Center to an audience of 1,300. The film explores the "deeply personal story of a wrongfully convicted man." It was directed and produced by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg. First shown on HBO, in 2013 it was available via streaming on Netflix. Leigh Somerville McMillan, a journalist for the Winston-Salem Journal, wrote the book Long Time Coming (2007) about this case. McMillan includes comments from Jo Anne North Goetz, Hunt's sixth-grade teacher, who had steadfast belief in his innocence. Stephen B. Boyd wrote the book Making Justice Our Business: The Wrongful Conviction of Darryl Hunt and the Work of Faith (2011) (978-1-60899-966-8). It chronicles Hunt’s story: his conviction for the Sykes murder, time in prison, exoneration, and the community that never lost faith in his innocence. It argues for persons of faith to seek justice for others in their community. "On Her Own," an episode of the crime documentary series Cold Blood'', explored the Sykes murder and Hunt case. It included "interviews, file footage, forensic evidence and dramatic re-enactments." It aired on Investigation Discovery channel in April 2012. Phoebe Zerwick, investigative journalist and professor at Wake Forest University, wrote: "Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt" (2022) (978-0802159373) which tells the powerful story of Darryl Hunt’s wrongful incarceration, the struggles to prove his innocence, and the challenges he faced after being released and proved innocent. See also List of wrongful convictions in the United States Innocence Project List of racism-related topics Racism in the United States Southern United States Scottsboro Boys Jena 6 Trenton Six Maternal Insult Central Park Five References External links City of Winston-Salem,