Scenes of a Crime is a documentary film that focuses on the case of Adrian P. Thomas who was the subject of nearly 10 hours of interrogation by Troy, New York police, culminating in a controversial confession and high profile murder trial.

Producer/Directors Grover Babcock and Blue Hadaegh were interested in making a documentary about the psychology of modern police interrogation, and the risks of false confession.

[1] The documentary inspired high profile organizations such as the Legal Aid Society, Center on Wrongful Convictions and the Innocence Project to support Thomas's appeal.

The documentary is largely based on a nearly 10-hour videotaped interrogation of Adrian P. Thomas over a two-day period in September 2008 by Troy, New York, police officers.

[7] Writing for The Village Voice, Mark Holcomb says that "What's remarkable about Scenes of a Crime, besides Hadaegh and Babcock's ability to stay out of the way of their story and resist flashy graphical flourishes, is the degree to which the events it reveals are business as usual.

"[8] Nick Schager, writing for Slant Magazine, states that the "film is an impressive piece of reportage free of overt or pushy bias, with equal time granted to Adrian's defense team.

"[5] Eddie Cockrell writing for Variety points out that "Blue Hadaegh and Grover Babcock borrow liberally from the Errol Morris nonfiction playbook; as imitation is the sincerest form of flattery..."[9] In 2011, Scenes of a Crime won a Gotham Award for "Best Film Not Playing At Theater Near You".