Norman Porter, a convicted double murderer from Massachusetts, served 25 years in prison before escaping to Chicago where he spent the next two decades living under the name JJ Jameson. He was apprehended in 2005, thanks to a relentless police investigation, just after being named Chicagoâs âPoet of the Month.â The film interweaves varying perspectives on an elusive and enigmatic persona, from the eccentric characters living in the heart of Chicagoâs beatnik-artist community, to the victimsâ embittered families in Boston, and the vigilant officers behind the 20-year hunt for a killer.
