Death row

Prosecutor Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case. In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death....

From Wilbert Rideau, the award-winning journalist who spent 44 years in Louisiana prisons working against unimaginable odds to redeem himself, the story of a remarkable life: A crime, its punishment, and ultimate triumph....

The Death Row journals of serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III, written between 2010 and 2021. In his journals, Duncan relates previously unknown...

A wealthy family with DARK secrets. A SHOCKING reveal that you guaranteed won't see coming... Avery Collins is an attorney with the tender heart of...

When a court ruling once again halts the carrying out of the death sentences of hundreds of condemned murderers, a frustrated vigilante ...

But despite multiple searches, 23 years have passed without a trace of Becky Ann. When Abigail learns that death row inmate Megan Winnaker is the same age as her daughter, she begins to wonder if the kidnapper had Becky Ann’s face surgically altered to prevent identification....

Seth’s show Seth Row has made his name a household word with his weekly radio, internet, and TV specials interviewing inmates on death row before their executions....

Don't miss this summary of Bryan Stevenson's controversial book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. This FastReads summary provides chapter synopses, key takeaways, and analysis....

While hosting a party, a banker makes a bet with one of his guests, who is a lawyer. The topic of the bet is capital punishment and whether it is...

Capital punishment, death penalty or execution is punishment by death. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses....

In the year 1800, it was estimated that over 200 offenses were punishable by death in England. The reason was that the police were as well-organized as now, and the uncertainty of both the detection of crime and the conviction of offenders was compensated for....

James Marlow and Cynthia Coffman were a troubled couple who were convicted of murdering five people during a deadly rampage that spanned multiple states....

Alex Sedaka is surprised when California governor Chuck Dusenbury offers 11th-hour clemency to Clayton Burrow, Sedaka's death row client, on the condition that Burrow....

With Eyes Wide Open is the story of Quentin Marshall, an African American man falsely charged with raping and murdering Carley Andrews, a young White woman. The action unfolds in a fictional town in the state of South Carolina in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Most people on death row think they actually die at their public execution, and some do - but most are just given a strong sedative that simulates dying. Then they are taken to a place known as The Farm, a top-secret government facility. No one knows this better than Ajax Saber....

Ryan Kowalczyk has spent the last 15 years on death row. Like every other death row inmate, he clung steadfastly to his claim of innocence....

John Stuart Mill is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the Victorian Era. In this speech, he defends the practice of capital punishment. He states, "I defend this penalty, when confined to atrocious cases"....

A death row inmate. A secretive ghost. A mysterious threat. Reggie Poulk is set to die for a murder he says he did not commit. His plea is simple...

Twenty years ago, the crash gates slammed shut on Bishop Ndiaye’s life when he was sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit. His life became a waiting game while he sat on death row in one of the country’s worst prisons waiting for his warrant to be signed....

Judy Buenoano loved men. But she loved killing them more. She would go down as one of the most sadistic female serial killers in American history....