Death Row Stories

A paperboy tells police he witnessed the murder of a salesman. Three teens receive the death penalty for the crime until a journalist uncovers new evidence.

The shooting of a newspaper carrier lands a 20-year-old on death row. An attorney finds that false testimony and a faulty lineup were key elements to the conviction.

A man arrested during a traffic stop offers up information about the murder of a young woman, but his knowledge of the crime makes him the prime suspect.

A man turns up dead, and his son names his mother as the mastermind of the murder. She gets the death penalty until new evidence points to an alternate suspect.

Police recover a missing 19-year-old's body in a forest. The man who saw her before she disappeared goes down for murder but claims evidence suggests someone else did it.

A jury convicts a gang member killing two men, though he claims he was framed. The case unravels when the judge is convicted of taking bribes to rig murder cases.

Months after the murder of a young couple, a woman comes forward to implicate her ex-husband. His parents launch a campaign to free him from death row.

Someone shoots into an apartment, killing three and injuring two kids. At trial, the prosecutor claims a drug dealer killed for revenge, and the jury finds him guilty -- but a public defender seeks new evidence.