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  • American Justice Death Penalty (Season 3, Episode 6)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History

American Justice

Death Penalty (Season 3, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A study of issues surrounding the death penalty recalls the case of Caryl Chessman, who spent 12 years on death row until his 1960 execution; and Gary Gilmore, shot by a Utah firing squad in 1977. Included: comments from Sister Helen ...See moreA study of issues surrounding the death penalty recalls the case of Caryl Chessman, who spent 12 years on death row until his 1960 execution; and Gary Gilmore, shot by a Utah firing squad in 1977. Included: comments from Sister Helen Prejean, who ministers to death-row inmates. See less
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Updated Feb 9, 1994
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Feb 9, 1994 (United States)
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4 nominations

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Bill Kurtis
Self - Host (voice) Self - Host (voice)   See fewer
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Caryl Chessman primary photo
Caryl Chessman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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