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

    Show Description

     

      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?

    • What happens when evidence is destroyed?

      Randy Steidl

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      Cop saves innocent man from death sentence

    • 'I'm listening for two words: Not guilty'

    • Saving his brother from death row

    • Is a drunk witness a reliable one?

      Darlie Routier