Lawrence Wright

But one of the nuns said, also, you should understand that we are not beautiful women. We don't use cosmetics. We don't dress in. There's nothing to be afraid of us, you know, because we are so, we are plain. And, you know, the women on death row had, you know, long since gone past the days when they were, you know, vibrant young women. You know, the years have taken a toll on them.

So I think they really felt a kinship. And so I'm working on that story.

So I think they really felt a kinship. And so I'm working on that story.

So I think they really felt a kinship. And so I'm working on that story.

There's one woman on death row who is actually innocent.

There's one woman on death row who is actually innocent.

There's one woman on death row who is actually innocent.

And her name is Melissa Lucio. And she was convicted of murdering her two-year-old toddler who, in fact, had fallen down the steps. And that was the reason that she eventually died. She had like a brain hemorrhage. Oh, God. But... She was convicted by this prosecutor in Brownsville, Texas, who was running for Congress. And he was essentially working for the cartel. And he was selling sentences.

And her name is Melissa Lucio. And she was convicted of murdering her two-year-old toddler who, in fact, had fallen down the steps. And that was the reason that she eventually died. She had like a brain hemorrhage. Oh, God. But... She was convicted by this prosecutor in Brownsville, Texas, who was running for Congress. And he was essentially working for the cartel. And he was selling sentences.

And her name is Melissa Lucio. And she was convicted of murdering her two-year-old toddler who, in fact, had fallen down the steps. And that was the reason that she eventually died. She had like a brain hemorrhage. Oh, God. But... She was convicted by this prosecutor in Brownsville, Texas, who was running for Congress. And he was essentially working for the cartel. And he was selling sentences.

And Melissa didn't have any money. So it would look good on his record if he had a death conviction for a child abuse case. And so... He was hiding evidence, eyewitness testimony from her own children who saw the little girl fall down the steps. And that wasn't admitted in the trial. Her defense attorney had just applied for a job with the district attorney.

And Melissa didn't have any money. So it would look good on his record if he had a death conviction for a child abuse case. And so... He was hiding evidence, eyewitness testimony from her own children who saw the little girl fall down the steps. And that wasn't admitted in the trial. Her defense attorney had just applied for a job with the district attorney.

And Melissa didn't have any money. So it would look good on his record if he had a death conviction for a child abuse case. And so... He was hiding evidence, eyewitness testimony from her own children who saw the little girl fall down the steps. And that wasn't admitted in the trial. Her defense attorney had just applied for a job with the district attorney.

And his wife was working for the judge, so it was a very comfortable scene in Brownsville. Oh, my God. The prosecutor eventually went to prison himself. He was sentenced for 13 years for fraud and served, I think, five of those years. But Melissa... was finally demonstrated to be innocent because of all these factors.

And his wife was working for the judge, so it was a very comfortable scene in Brownsville. Oh, my God. The prosecutor eventually went to prison himself. He was sentenced for 13 years for fraud and served, I think, five of those years. But Melissa... was finally demonstrated to be innocent because of all these factors.

And his wife was working for the judge, so it was a very comfortable scene in Brownsville. Oh, my God. The prosecutor eventually went to prison himself. He was sentenced for 13 years for fraud and served, I think, five of those years. But Melissa... was finally demonstrated to be innocent because of all these factors.

And once the fact that the eyewitness testimony was allowed in the court, it became very clear that she would never have been convicted. And yet... Even now she's on death row because the Court of Criminal Appeals is twiddling its thumbs, waiting to decide, you know, should we free this woman?

And once the fact that the eyewitness testimony was allowed in the court, it became very clear that she would never have been convicted. And yet... Even now she's on death row because the Court of Criminal Appeals is twiddling its thumbs, waiting to decide, you know, should we free this woman?

And once the fact that the eyewitness testimony was allowed in the court, it became very clear that she would never have been convicted. And yet... Even now she's on death row because the Court of Criminal Appeals is twiddling its thumbs, waiting to decide, you know, should we free this woman?

Because of what you say, there's this sense that if the jury spoke and said she's guilty, then, you know, we have to move heaven and earth to actually change that. And there's another woman, Brittany Holberg, who was convicted of murdering this 80-year-old man in Amarillo. She was a prostitute at the time. But it was a gruesome 45-minute struggle between the two of them.