ANN ARBOR, MI — “A Ripple in Ann Arbor” is the title of a new documentary shedding more light on what unfolded as police searched for a serial rapist in the city in the 1990s.

More than 600 Black men were questioned and more than 160 had their blood drawn for DNA testing as Ann Arbor police worked off a limited suspect description in 1994.

The infamous case of racial profiling, dubbed Ann Arbor’s “DNA dragnet,” lasted several months with hundreds of men becoming potential suspects because of the color of their skin.

Directed by local filmmaker Aliyah Mitchell in partnership with the Ann Arbor District Library, the new film is set to premiere at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, during what’s billed as a “truth and reconciliation event” at the Michigan Theater.

The two-hour event is free to th

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