

Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest
Heavy Metal Goes On Trial
Overview
A chilling post mortem on the tragic case of two teenagers who decided to shoot themselves in the head with a shotgun, and the ensuing court case staged to place the blame on the heavy metal band Judas Priest.
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- Director
- David Van Taylor
- Producers
- Curt Daniels,David Van Taylor
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Wuchak
October 27, 2019
***Scapegoating a metal band for the misguided suicide pact of 2 delinquents who abused alcohol & drugs*** “Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest” (1992) is a one hour documentary of the infamous Reno, Nevada, trial that took 5.5 weeks in the middle of summer 1990. Just before Christmas in 1985 two youths in a suburb of Reno shoot themselves under the chin in a curious suicide pact. The 18 year-old dies immediately while the 20 year-old survives, albeit with a horribl…





