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The Devil and the Death Penalty

2012-06-23 · 80 min · Not rated

Documentary · Crime

This documentary recounts the dysfunctional state of the death penalty in the state of California by revisiting the crimes, arrest, trials and appeals of Lawrence Bittaker, a convicted serial killer who has been on death row at San Quentin since 1981.

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Philip Gibbons
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Erwin ChemerinskyErwin ChemerinskySelf
Philip Gibbons(voice)
Stephen KaySelf
Elaine WangRuth Torres (voice)

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