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'.

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Episode 1The Lost Boy

A former troublemaker sits on Ohio death row for killing an elderly couple, while a desperate team of journalists, attorneys and law enforcement make the case for his innocence.

Tale of the Tape: Episode Image
Episode 2Tale of the Tape

After a Delaware store clerk is murdered, 19-year-old local drug dealer Jermaine Wright confesses to the crime - but can what he says on tape be believed?

Predator or Prey?: Episode Image
Episode 3Predator or Prey?

There's no doubt that Terry Williams committed a brutal murder - but what drove a popular and athletic college student to kill?

Forensics By Fire: Episode Image
Episode 4Forensics By Fire

In August 1985, a house in Philadelphia goes up in flames, with two boys trapped inside. Did their father Daniel Dougherty commit murder by arson?

Death By the Bayou: Episode Image
Episode 5Death By the Bayou

Louisiana teenager Corey Williams is sentenced to death for the murder of a pizza delivery man, but 20 years on, the discovery of eyewitness interviews changes everything.

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Episode 6The Wrong Gun

In May 1992, four young men enter a park in Houston, Texas. Minutes later, one of them is dead. A 17-year-old is convicted, but a misidentified bullet could unravel the case.

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Episode 7The Hit That Wasn't

The shocking murder of a state's witness in Philadelphia leads police to an alleged hitman, but could the evidence against him be nothing more than smoke and mirrors?

Once Bitten, Twice Tried: Episode Image
Episode 8Once Bitten, Twice Tried

When single mother and Phoenix bartender Kim Ancona is found stabbed to death, bite marks on her body point to Ray Krone, but the DNA evidence tells another story.

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