Women on Death Row

Shawna Forde was convicted for a 2009 crime that resulted in the violent murders of Raul Flores and his 9-year-old daughter Brisenia. She was sentenced to death and now lives on death row in Arizona awaiting her execution, although she maintains her innocence. She, along with her family members, experts, and those who worked on the case, reflect on the crime, death row as a whole, and how their lives have been affected due to the sentencing.

In 2009 Emilia Carr and her boyfriend Joshua Fulgham were convicted for the first degree murder and kidnapping of Heather Strong, and Emilia alone was sentenced to death. Emilia discusses her experience throughout the investigation of the murder and her experience on death row. Emilia continues to maintain her innocence.

Linda Carty was sentenced to death for the kidnapping of 3-day-old newborn Ray Cabrera, and the kidnapping and murder of his mother, Joana Rodriguez; experts reflect on the case and what led to Carty's death sentence.

Individuals discuss the crimes and sentencing of Kerry Lyn Dalton, who was charged with the 1995 murder of Irene "Melanie" May who was beaten, stabbed, injected with battery acid and dismembered before being buried in the desert.

Sandi Nieves awaits the possibility of a new trial for the suspicious 1998 fire that killed her four daughters and endangered her son, and she claims that the only reason she continues to fight is for the hope of being able to talk to her son.

On July 10, 2008, Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah; the Innocence Project digs into her case and undercovers staggering problems, but authorities show no sign of interventing.