Death Row Stories

Murder in Paris (2x2)

Data emisji: Lip 19, 2015

In 1986, a fire engulfed the home of newlyweds in Paris, IL, with them inside, but the fire was intended as a cover-up: The couple had been stabbed to death before the arson. Flawed evidence. Conflicting accounts. Leads that were never followed. Recantations. How does a double homicide case become too politically sensitive? And how did an innocent man end up on death row for almost 20 years?