Life and Death Row

Life and Death Row is a documentary television series telling the story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it.

Series 1

Episode 1, Execution, aired on 17 March 2014 on BBC Three, looks at two of the youngest men on death row in Texas.

Episode 2, titled Judgement, follows the trial of the Glynn County mass murder where Guy Heinz Jr. was accused of murdering his entire family of 8 in their trailer park home in Georgia.

The final Episode of Series 1, titled Crisis Stage, follows a law student fighting for the lives of two of the youngest killers facing execution.

Series 2

The BBC aired the second series of Life and Death Row on BBC Three starting on 15 February 2016, the final day before the BBC moved the channel to an online format only.

Episode 1, titled Execution as was in Series 1, centres on death row inmate Daniel Lopez, who was convicted of murdering a Corpus Christi City Police Officer by hitting him with his SUV as he was trying to evade capture following a routine traffic stop. The programme follows, Lopez, his family and City officials in the weeks and months leading up to and after his execution.

Episode 2, titled Punishment, follows the trial of Shawn Ford Jr. who was accused of the murder of Jeff and Margaret Schobert in New Franklin, Ohio. The Jury must decide whether Ford should live or die.

Episode 3, Truth, recounts the stories of 2 19 year-old teenager friends, Austin Myers and Timothy Beck, charged with the murder of an 18 year-old teenager, Justin Back, in his own home. Myers and Beck both gave different stories to the Authorities. The programme follows the Police Investigation to figure out what actually happened.

Love Triangle consisted of eight shorts recounting the police investigation, trial and sentencing of the murder of Heather Strong

Episode 4, Forgiveness is the final episode of Series 2 and follows 23 year-old TT Trottie on his journey as he prepares to lose another parent after his father, Willie Tyrone Trottie, was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of TT's Mother Barbara Canada and her brother, Titus, in Houston in May 1993, When TT was just 18 Months old.

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