TRIAL COVERAGE
SF filmmaker Kevin Epps found not guilty of murder in 2016 shooting of home intruder (12/15/25)
ABC7 NEWS
Verdict Reached in Kevin Epps Murder Trial (12/16/25)
THE LOS ANGELES POST
SF Filmmaker Kevin Epps Convicted of Manslaughter, Not Murder, in 2016 Shooting (12/15/25)
KQED
S.F. filmmaker Kevin Epps beats murder charge, gets manslaughter (12/15/25)
MISSION LOCAL
Calls grow for accountability as Prosecutor Jonathan Schmidt accused of misconduct in Kevin Epps murder trial
SAN FRANCISCO BAYVIEW
Murder Trial of SF Filmmaker Kevin Epps Will Swing on Question of Self-Defense (12/9/25)
KQED
Kevin Epps: ‘Felon With a Gun’ or Community Asset? (12/9/25)
AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEDIA
Emotions run high in closing arguments for S.F. filmmaker’s murder trial (12/9/25)
MISSION LOCAL
LISTEN: Reviving a Case, Erasing the Truth: The Case Against Kevin Epps (12/5/25)
HARD KNOCK RADIO KPFA
Stand with Kevin Epps: A Black Historian on Trial for Murder (12/4/25)
SAN FRANCISCO BAYVIEW
In Epps Trial, Concerns Over Prosecutorial Misconduct and Political Agendas (11/27/25)
SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT
Stand With Kevin Epps: A Black Historian on Trial for Murder
KHAFRE JAY (NOV 21)
Supporters Rally for SF Filmmaker Kevin Epps, on Trial for Murder After 2016 Shooting (NOV 21)
KQED
SF filmmaker claims self-defense for deadly shooting (NOV 21)
KRON
Complicated Family Dynamics and Questionable Witness Testimony on Display in Epps Trial (NOV 26)
AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEDIA
The Kevin Epps Murder Trial Part II: A Courtroom Tilted, a Witness Unsteady, and Questions the System Refuses to Ask (NOV 27)
VANGUARD NEWS GROUP
The Kevin Epps Murder Trial: My Observations and Presentation of Information the Prosecution Wants Suppressed (NOV 17)
VANGUARD NEWS GROUP
Justice for Kevin Epps, San Francisco’s Native Son (NOV 13)
SAN FRANCISCO BAYVIEW
“The real story of why he is now, nine years later, facing a murder trial . . . has nothing to do with the impartial pursuit of justice and everything to do with the background of structural injustice that defines prosecutions like this one.”
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW 11/13
S.F. journalist, filmmaker heads to trial on 2016 murder charge (11/10/25)
MISSION LOCAL
Did Kevin Epps kill in self defense? Inside the roller coaster murder case against SF filmmaker (2/21/20)
SF CHRONICLE
Release my Dad, Kevin Epps, on bail (7/17/19)
SAN FRANCISO BAY VIEW
Evidence by the District Attorney’s Office is looking very weak ahead of the preliminary trial for filmmaker Kevin Epps (6/18/19)
SAN FRANCISO BAY VIEW
SF filmmaker makes first court appearance as murder defendant in 2016 shooting
SF EXAMINER
SF filmmaker Kevin Epps says deadly shooting was ‘self-defense’ (10/26/16)
SFGATE
Prosecutors: Insufficient evidence to charge filmmaker Kevin Epps in SF Glen Park homicide (10/26/16)
KRON
KEVIN’S LIFE AND WORK
Society of Professional Journalists honors SF Bay View Executive Editor Kevin Epps with Silver Heart Award (11/2/2025)
SAN FRANCISO BAYVIEW
Through journalism and film, including his groundbreaking documentary, “Straight Outta Hunters Point,” Epps amplifies voices often ignored, while mentoring young writers and artists. His leadership has saved a treasured institution and strengthened the heartbeat of Black media in San Francisco.
Society of Professional Journalists NorCal NOVEMBER 2025
Rap Dreams (2006)
VARIETY
‘The Black Rock’ premieres on Alcatraz (2009)
ABC7 NEWS
‘Straight Outta Hunters Point 2’: Kevin Epps film
SF CHRONICLE
Straight outta Hunters Point / Kevin Epps’ documentary shows the disintegration of a place he has called home for 30 years (6/29/01)
SF CHRONICLE
Kevin Epps’ film about black Alcatraz inmates
SF GATE and SF CHRONICLE
