Collier Landrys strong and passionate message of human resilience hope and personal triumph over adversity has inspired audiences across the globe As the creator and subject of Investigation Discoverys A Murder in Mansfield the documentary from twotime Oscarwinning director Barbara Kopple A formally trained musician and photographer he segued into filmmaking as a means to creatively express and deal with his own traumatic childhood story the premeditated murder of his mother Noreen by his own father Dr John F Boyle Jr and to give a narrative voice to others in similar circumstances At the age of 12 Collier witnessed the murder and chose to go to the police After his fathers arrest he was abandoned by both sides of his family over the heinous crime and orphaned into the fostercare system His mothers son at heart this determined and resolute child stood his ground and faced down his father as the prosecutions key witness during the month long murder trial In the film Collier returns to Ohio to retrace his past and confront his father who almost 30 years later still remains incarcerated and in denial of his guilt The film explores not only the collateral damage of violence and its traumatic repercussions but the beauty of human strength and resilience through seemingly insurmountable odds When not behind the camera Collier hosts the successful Moving Past Murder podcast He is a multiple 1 bestselling author and travels worldwide as a soughtafter keynote speaker Colliers work has been featured in Variety The New York Times Esquire USA Today The Daily Mail Collier is a TED Speaker and a featured guest on the Dr Phil show
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