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S01E06 - "Last Meals and Last Words"
Aired on Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 PM
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Featuring interviews and commentary from leading criminal and sociology experts, this documentary takes an inside look at the origins of America's capital punishment laws, the methods of execution, and the faces of evil who have received the death sentence. Also get a glimpse into the prison cells and lives of those who await their fate on death row.
Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)
E1
400 Years of Capital Punishment in America
An overview of the death penalty in the United States and its evolution to the modern day.
Feb 2, 2016
60 min
E2
Executing Serial Killers Part I
The execution of serial killers in the United States, beginning with H. H. Holmes.
Feb 2, 2016
60 min
E3
Executing Serial Killers Part II
The era of the modern serial killer begins.
Feb 2, 2016
60 min
E4
Most Famous Executions
A look at some of the most famous residents of death row.
Feb 2, 2016
60 min
E5
On Federal Death Row
The federal government reserves the right to seek the death penalty, even in states where it is banned.
Feb 2, 2016
60 min
E6
Last Meals and Last Words
A chilling look at some of the final moments of the lives of death row inmates.
Feb 2, 2016
60 min
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