Why experts say there's no such thing as 'humane' execution
Throughout the history of capital punishment in America, states have reviewed and revised execution methods in the interest of finding a more "humane" option.
Season 2
Ruben Cantu
Seth Penalver
Kevin Cooper
Randy Steidl
Season 1
Helping break the 'jailhouse mentality'
When former death row inmate John Thompson left a Louisiana prison in 2003, he was one of the lucky ones.
John Thompson
'If I throw in the towel, a client dies'
Edward Lee Elmore would probably still be on death row if not for Diana Holt.
Edward Lee Elmore
Three trials, one crime
First, jurors ruled him guilty. Then he was declared innocent. Later, another court's verdict was guilty.
Timothy Hannis
Ex-millionaire: I was framed
A wealthy businessman claims he was framed for a double assassination that was allegedly ordered by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Kris Maharaj
A prison friendship leads to freedom
Sometimes the act of one person can alter the entire course of someone else's life. For Joyce Ride, that act was befriending a prisoner named Gloria Killian.
Gloria Killian
'Here I am, going to death row'
Never imprisoned before, Duckett describes what he felt during his first moments as a convicted killer on death row.
James Duckett
Priest's unique skills lead to freedom
When priest Neil Kookoothe discovered a piece of evidence in the death row case against Joe D'Ambrosio, he said his "heart sank into the pit of his stomach."
Joe D'Ambrosio
Killer's life hinged on an election
Because Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a "temporary reprieve" in 2013, Dunlap's 1996 death sentence still has not been carried out.
