Ash Kelley

I mean, some of the things that they let out, they were gossipy, they were rumors, whatever.

For sure.

Not a lot of them would lead me to believe that somebody would do this to their daughter-in-law.

You know what I mean?

Yeah.

It makes me think she's a bitch.

Right.

And that she's an unlikable and very untrustworthy person.

But there's also all the evidence of her guilt.

Yeah.

So with her appeal denied, Elizabeth's lawyer petitioned California's governor, Pat Brown, for clemency.

We've talked about Pat Brown before.

Mm-hmm.

At the time, he actually had expressed sympathy for those on death row, and he frequently sided with the anti-death penalty movement, particularly in the case of Carol Chessman, the so-called red light bandit.

We talked about that.

We talked about.

When the clemency case came up for his review in this case, Pat Brown's assistant evaluated the case and, quote, acknowledged there had been serious irregularities in the trial, but ultimately decided that the evidence was so overwhelming that Elizabeth Duncan acted with malicious predatory intent.

So they denied the request.

Yeah.

I mean, again.