Death Row Stories

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In America CNN is by and large still a cable news outlet, but a movement under the leadership of network president Jeff Zucker to provide more alternative, entertainment-based programming is clearly afoot, and `Death Row Stories' is a prime example. The eight-part documentary - the result of a collaboration with Academy Award-winning directors Robert Redford (`Ordinary People') and Alex Gibney (`Taxi to the Dark Side') - revisits compelling capital murder cases in the US, detailing the twists and turns involved in each as a thought-provoking exercise on the death penalty and the American justice system. `Dead Man Walking' Oscar winner Susan Sarandon is the narrator. Redford's Sundance Productions also partnered with CNN for the documentary series `Chicagoland'.

Innocence & the Intern: Episode Image
Episode 1Innocence & the Intern

When an elderly widow is brutally murdered, handyman Edward Lee Elmore is sentenced to death. However, a tenacious legal intern devotes her life to saving his.

Ride to the Rescue: Episode Image
Episode 2Ride to the Rescue

Gloria Killian was convicted of murder and served more than 16 years in prison - until Joyce Ride, mother of America's first female astronaut, was intrigued by her case.

Joe D'Ambrosio: Blood & Water: Episode Image
Episode 3Joe D'Ambrosio: Blood & Water

27-year old Army vet Joe D'Ambrosio was sentenced to death for murder in 1989, but Father Neil Kookoothe began investigating the case - and discovered a shocking cover-up.

James Duckett: Killer Cop: Episode Image
Episode 4James Duckett: Killer Cop

Police officer James Duckett was convicted of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. 14 years later, a detective's efforts to re-visit the case lead him down a sinister path.

John Thompson: Rough Justice in the Big Easy: Episode Image
Episode 5John Thompson: Rough Justice in the Big Easy

When John Thompson is charged with murder in New Orleans, two successful lawyers represent him, but learn that legal rules don't always apply in Crescent City.

Murder in Miami: Episode Image
Episode 6Murder in Miami

In 1987, British businessman Kris Maharaj is sentenced to death for a double homicide - until an attorney uncovers evidence involving Miami's drug trafficking operations.

Timothy Hennis: Double Jeopardy: Episode Image
Episode 7Timothy Hennis: Double Jeopardy

When an Air Force captain's family is murdered, Army sergeant Tim Hennis is sentenced to death. After his conviction, evidence emerges causing many to question his guilt.

Eye for an Eye: Episode Image
Episode 8Eye for an Eye

After 17 years on death row for mass murder at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant in Aurora, Colorado, Nathan Dunlap's fate resides in the hands of Governor John Hickenlooper.

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