Life and Death Row
TV Show · Crime · Reality

This acclaimed true crime documentary series tells the story of capital punishment through the eyes of people whose lives are shaped by it. With unprecedented access inside prison walls, it discovers what it's like to live with the threat of the death chamber, as well as hearing from victims and the families of those on death row. Some are praying for execution, some hoping for a reprieve.

2014 · 51m
Director Ben Anthony

Season 1

  • Execution
    EPISODE 1
    Execution
    This acclaimed true crime documentary series looking at the capital punishment system focusses on two of the youngest men on death row in Texas, where execution day has arrived. One victim reflects on her kidnapping ordeal by murderer Richard Cobb while battling a desire to forgive him. Elsewhere, the mother of cop killer Anthony Haynes fights to use the final 72 hours to halt her son's execution.
    44m
  • Judgement
    EPISODE 2
    Judgement
    This fascinating true crime documentary follows the trial of 26-year-old Guy Heinze Jr, accused of beating his father and seven members of his family to death. With remarkable access to the jury members charged with reaching a verdict, there's legal maneuvering and unexpected twists as evidence about the brutal killings unfolds.
    45m
  • Crisis Stage
    EPISODE 3
    Crisis Stage
    This gripping true crime documentary follows legal student Kelly Hickman as she attempts to save two young killers facing execution. Robert Pruett was sentenced to death for murdering a prison guard at the age of 20. Robert Garza was a member of the notorious Tri-City Bombers street gang. As execution day dawns, Kelly feels frustratingly shut out of the legal process.
    44m
  • Daniel Lopez
    EPISODE 1
    Daniel Lopez
    In March 2009, Daniel Lopez was involved in a dramatic car chase that killed a police officer. Daniel was given the death penalty. Unusually for a death row prisoner, he is resisting all appeals to block his execution. His state-appointed attorneys argue that their client is using the justice system as a form of suicide. His family are also pleading with him to fight and stay alive for them.
    44m
  • Shawn Ford Jr
    EPISODE 2
    Shawn Ford Jr
    In April 2013, 18-year-old Shawn Ford Jr was charged with killing his girlfriend's parents with a sledgehammer. Now he is on trial for his life and a jury of 12 ordinary people must decide whether he should live or die. This gripping true crime documentary follows the court case from the inside, as both the victims’ family and the defendant struggle to come to terms with such a horrific crime.
    44m
  • Myers & Mosley
    EPISODE 3
    Myers & Mosley
    In January 2014, 18-year-old Justin Back was brutally murdered in his own home. Two of his friends, Austin Myers and Timothy Mosley, are arrested and charged. But both give very different versions of events, begging the question, who is telling the truth? With prosecutors seeking the death penalty for the crime, what will each one do to save themselves from the ultimate punishment?
    44m

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Cast & Crew

  • B‌A
    Ben Anthony
    Director
  • C‌B
    Colin Barr
    Producer
  • C‌S
    Clare Sillery
    Producer

About

Life and Death Row

Crime

This acclaimed true crime documentary series tells the story of capital punishment through the eyes of people whose lives are shaped by it. With unprecedented access inside prison walls, it discovers what it's like to live with the threat of the death chamber, as well as hearing from victims and the families of those on death row. Some are praying for execution, some hoping for a reprieve.

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Released
2014
Rated
14+
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
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