A tragic murder, a wrongful conviction, and the long fight for justice.The evening of April 12, 1979, forever changes two families when Dr. Ronald Banks is murdered. Fighting Time tells the story of the aftermath, focusing on Isaac Knapper, a sixteen-year-old wrongfully convicted of the crime and sentenced to life in Angola prison.Decades later, Dr. Banks's daughter, Amy, a psychiatrist, confronts her family's trauma and seeks answers. This is a st...

Unaware of the danger lurking on the periphery of the French Quarter, Drs. Ronald Banks and John Hakola made a tragic decision on the evening of April 29, 1979, to walk several blocks from the historic district to the Hyatt Regency. Inchesfrom the safety of their hotel, they were accosted by two young men—a scuffle ensued, a shot was fired, and Dr. Banks lay dead on the sidewalk. Fighting Time is a tale of two families whose lives became entangled in that moment of trauma.Isa...