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The story of White Boy Rick

Local 4 investigative offers a special documentary report on the life of Rick Wershe, Jr., aka White Boy Rick, an infamous figure in Detroit's drug scene in the 1980s. At 14, Rick Wershe, Jr. became the youngest FBI informant ever and helped bring down some of Detroit's biggest drug dealers. But then he became a drug dealer himself, crossed powerful city leaders, and ended up in prison for the past three decades.