Lucero documentary premieres in Patchogue
Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas | Mayor Paul V. Pontieri speaks to the audience following the advance screening of the PBS documentary 'Light in Darkness,' a film about the killing of Marcelo Lucero and the community's reaction to that hate crime. (Sept. 14, 2011)
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A PBS documentary about the killing of Marcelo Lucero and how it affected Patchogue was screened at the village's movie theater Wednesday, a week ahead of its national debut.
Lucero, an Ecuadorean immigrant, was assaulted by seven high school students on Nov. 8, 2008, as he walked near the Patchogue train station. Ringleader Jeffrey Conroy, a senior at Patchogue-Medford High School, was convicted...
