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      Death Row Stories explores cases that pose hard questions about the U.S. capital punishment system.

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        Botched injections

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        Why experts say there's no such thing as 'humane' execution

        Throughout the history of capital punishment in America, states have reviewed and revised execution methods in the interest of finding a more "humane" option.
      • Former executioner sees 'serial killer' in the mirror

      • 'It was clear to me that he was in pain'

      • Execution takes two hours, 15 injections

      • Time to question sanity of death penalty

      • The Hunt with John Walsh

        • Death penalty fast facts
        • Lethal injection explained
        • The death penalty in America

      Season 2 

        Ruben Cantu

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        From seeking the death penalty to fighting it

      • 'Texans are hardwired to support the death penalty'

      • Should a high schooler get the death penalty?

      • After an execution, a witness recants

        Seth Penalver

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        Rebuilding a life after death row exoneration

      • A crime unfolds on video

      • 'He could see the bodies'

        Kevin Cooper

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        In California, a death sentence with no date in sight

      • Murder on the mountain

      • Would he kill for a getaway car?