A money order salesman is brutally murdered and two teenage brothers and their best friend are arrested. They spend almost four decades behind bars, until a journalist takes notice of the case and uncovers evidence of the men's innocence.
The shooting of a newspaper carrier in rural Mississippi lands 20-year-old Marlon Howell on death row. Convicted on the word of two co-defendants and the identification of an eyewitness with a checkered past, Marlon maintains his innocence.
Nick Yarris's uncanny knowledge of a gruesome kidnapping and murder makes him a prime suspect and eventually lands him on death row. 20 years and one escape attempt later, new evidence emerges that offers Nick one last hope for freedom.
A man is found dead in his home. His 19-year-old son names his hospitalized mother, Michelle Byrom, as the mastermind of the murder. A team of lawyers unearths a history of violence, and a confession that points to an alternate suspect.
A small-town electrician sits on Texas death row for the murder of a 19-year-old college student -- but forensic science could exonerate him.
When a reformed Chicago gang member is sentenced to death for killing a rival, his case reveals corruption at every level of the criminal justice system.
When a Spainiard is sentenced to death for the murder of a young Florida couple, his family appeals to the international media to fight his conviction.
A small-time Ohio drug dealer sits on death row for murdering a family, until a rookie attorney unearths long-hidden case records that shed new light on the case.
