The children rely on the school for food and hygiene.. On one occasion, Lacaze accompanied her on a complaint call where she introduced him as a "trainee"; on other occasions, she introduced Lacaze as her nephew. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [29], Carty's case received media attention in September 2009 when her image was placed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square by her British supporters. Thats a fact. [27] On April 17, 2022, in the main segment of another episode, called "Police Interrogations", Lucio's case was mentioned again as having every hallmark of a false confession.[28]. Although Frank graduated near the top of her academy class, her tenure with the NOPD was mostly undistinguished. Frank believed Williams was shortchanging her on hours and pay at the Kim Anh, and wanted revenge. Who are they? American woman controversially sentenced to death, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, List of death row inmates in the United States, List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States, List of women on death row in the United States, "Woman with Lubbock ties to be executed, many take up the cause to stop it", "Melissa Lucio is scheduled to be executed for a crime that may not have occurred", "Is Texas Sending Melissa Lucio to Die for a Crime That Never Happened? Who are they? It played at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2020, and won best documentary at the Raindance Film Festival. Tonight's episode saw Good Morning Britain host Susanna travel to. [16], In September 2009, Frank's lawyers moved to have Judge Marullo removed from her ongoing post-conviction appeals on grounds of bias, given that he had already signed two death warrants for her. In February, Lucio's family members gathered in Austin to say that she is innocent and should be released from prison. [18][19] No female has been executed by the State of Louisiana since Toni Jo Henry died in the State's Electric chair in 1942. The documentary outlines why her conviction was an egregious miscarriage of justice. KVUE on social media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube, Tanvi Varma on social media: Twitter| Instagram. Start Your Free Trial New subscribers only. Directors Sabrina van Tassel Starring Kay Bess, Linda Carty, Oliver E Diaz Genres On May 22, 2007, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 52 that the death penalty should be upheld. - YouTube 0:00 / 1:25:47 THIS DEATH ROW DOCUMENTARY WILL CHANGE YOU FOREVER! Dive in these women's lives full of horror, hope, death, and love, in one of the most terrible places in the USA, death row. In 2020, Hulu produced the mentioned documentary, The State of Texas vs. Melissa, which detailed how she could be innocent. Was her child's death really a murder? Shes a mother of 14 children, with a history of drug abuse and a life of poverty, who is accused of abusing her younger daughter to death.. She was placed under arrest. Antoinette Frank is on Louisiana death row for the murders of three people including a fellow police officer. Lucio's case was the subject of a 2020 documentary, The State of Texas vs. Melissa. In May, however, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a 90-day stay of execution effective June 10 pending ongoing appeals. Hernandez said the letter was supposed to be from someone named Oscar. Brenda Evers was born on December 16, 1963. Law enforcement, EMS officials ramp up efforts as spring break rolls in, Pleasant Weekend; Next Storm Chance Not Until Friday, Forecast: Beautiful weekend weather, warmer for next week, Family of woman on death row claims she's innocent, pleads for her release, Interim Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform, 17-year-old Laci hopes to get adopted before she ages out of the Texas foster care system, 16-year-old driver tossed in Elgin tornado lucky to be alive, 'This is our only source of income': Round Rock family sees their food truck destroyed in tornado, Austin PD SWAT team responding to North Austin Walmart. It was overturned in July 2019 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, but the state of Texas appealed the ruling. Newly released on Amazon and other streaming platforms, the unsettling documentary by French director Sabrina Van Tassel raises questions about the conviction of Melissa Lucio, the first. [22][23][24][25] However, on May 3, 2010, the Court refused to review the case, denying certiorari. [13] She was previously a primary school teacher. [2] Carty studied pharmacology at the University of Houston. Prosecutors said that Mariah's injuries were the result of physical abuse, while Lucio's attorneys say that her death was caused by a fall down the stairs two days prior. Chau told Frank she knew what she had done and cried to the officers that Frank had committed the crimes. An investigator with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DOC) believed this was the first contact between the two, although in her statement, Frank claims that they met some eight months before the murders. At that time, Wallace broke away, ran, and picked up a TEC-9 semi-automatic weapon off the grass. The baby stopped breathing, and resuscitation attempts left bruises that led police to accuse Butler of child abuse. [26], On March 6, 2022, in the main segment of an episode of the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver called "Wrongful Convictions", her case was the main one to be mentioned as a reason for the reform of the American justice system and specifically, the abolition of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). The filmmaker continued: But through the film we discover who the real Melissa wasthe abuse she suffered as a child, the harshness of her life, how she was accused without any proof and interrogated for hours until she surrendered. [11][12] A pathologist, Dr. Norma J. Farley, testified that the childs autopsy indicated that she did not die from falling down stairs, and instead her injuries were consistent with a death from blunt force trauma. Antoinette Renee Frank (born April 30, 1971) is a former officer of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) who, on March 4, 1995, committed a violent armed robbery at a restaurant which resulted in the killing of two members of the Vietnamese-American family who ran the establishment, and fellow NOPD officer Ronald A. Williams II. She emigrated to the United States in 1982 and is a United States citizen. Then, she shot Cuong six times. [24] They assert that no scientific evidence exists that establishes that she was at the scene of the crime,[5] although her fingerprints were found in the car containing the victim's body. After midnight on March 4, 1995, Frank and Lacaze visited Kim Anh, a Vietnamese restaurant run by the Vu family in New Orleans East. In 2020, Hulu produced the mentioned documentary, " The State of Texas vs. Melissa ," which detailed how she could be innocent. Enjoy stories about nature, wildlife, culture, people, history and more to come. You will see fascinating shots from the deep seas and up in the air, capturing great stories and pictures from everything our beautiful and interesting planet has to offer. Detained in Arizona, Shawna Forde . Detained in Arizona, Shawna Forde, head of an anti-immigration militia, was convicted, along with his accomplices, for murdering a father and his daughter. Prosecutors said that Mariah's injuries were the result of physical abuse, while Lucio's attorneys say that her death was caused by a fall down the stairs two days prior. As the employees cleaned the closed restaurant, Chau Vu went into the kitchen to count money and entered the dining room of the restaurant to pay Ronald A. Williams II. Viewers of Death Row's Women with Susanna Reid tonight clashed over whether Darlie Routier really murdered her two sons. Van Tassel has directed more than 45 documentary films over the last 15 years for major television programs. Her father died when she was an infant, and the family moved to the Rio Grande Valley, where her mother had grown up, when she was a toddler. Dive in these women's lives full of horror, hope, death, and love, in one of the most terrible places in the USA, death row. The family has been homeless for the past six weeks. As early as August 1993, Frank's superiors wanted to send her back to the academy for further training. Her mother also reflects on their strained relationship. Frank was arrested and charged with three counts of first degree murder. Depicting an elderly woman and man with stern expressions, they remind the viewer of the North Korean leaders, rather than those of a free country. Williams was a colleague of Frank who had been working as the security guard that night to supplement his policeman's salary. Carty told her husband on 15 May that she would have a baby boy the next day. It is an adaptation of John Grisham's non-fiction book, 'The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town,' published in 2006. During her litigation, Lucio earned notoriety as the first Hispanic woman on. Her brother Rene movingly describes her childhood traumas and problems with addiction. [10][29], Carty, her lawyers, and her supporters contend that she has been unjustly sentenced to death for a murder she did not commit. Lucio was convicted of killing her daughter, Mariah Alvarez, 15 years ago in Harlingen, Texas. Frank's attorneys introduced the testimony of psychiatrists who said that possible traumatic events in Frank's childhood could have affected her behavior at the time of the murders and she may have been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Cancel anytime. Chau initially could see Frank looking for something in the kitchen. DEATH ROW U.S.A. - WOMEN (6) - TEXAS Marley Records 14.1K subscribers Subscribe 458 65K views 5 years ago ***** Update August 1, 2019 - From Death Penalty Information Center - Melissa Lucio. "[24], On April 25, 2022, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution and ordered the 138th Judicial District Court of Cameron County to consider new evidence of Lucio's innocence in the death of her daughter. The victim's husband testified that while the intruders were in his home, one of them answered his cell phone and said, "We are inside here. She was convicted of the murder of one of her sons while. While some of them hope to have their cases reviewed. The State of Texas vs. Melissa is a character study about a woman on death row who is on her last appeal, and is about to be executed, commented director Van Tassel in an interview with Women and Hollywood . 16(1) of the Convention). Theyre saying that the evidence on Lucio is troubling and that they at the least want a stay of execution. Lucio, 53, is a mum of 14 Credit: AP. As Frank turned back to the restaurant dining room, Chau grabbed Quoc to hide somewhere. Save your data and watch offline. In this episode of Women of Death Row, Mariel tells the story of Dame Alice Kyteler, a woman condemned and burned to death at the stake for witchcraft in Ireland on November 3, 1324. BACKGROUND (Previous to April 25, 2022): Melissa Lucio has spent nearly 15 years on death row for the alleged murder of her two-year-old daughter, Mariah. [9], Officer Williams was interred in Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery on March 7, 1995. If you watch the documentary, you can see the stairs that she fell on," John Vincent Lucio. Stream thousands of shows and movies, with plans starting at$7.99/month. AUSTIN, Texas A bipartisan group of lawmakers held a press conference at the Texas Capitol on Thursday to discuss their support of clemency or a reprieve for Melissa Lucio. Williams started to follow, hoping to find out what was happening when shots rang out. According to the Cameron County District Attorney's Office, Mariah was found at the home with signs of abuse on her body. You are about to exit Hulu.com to visit the Shop Hulu site, where a different Terms of Use and Privacy Policy apply. Additionally, court documents state that the emergency room physician said he had not seen a case of child abuse worse than Mariah's. Trevor McDonald enters Death Row at one of America's oldest and most notorious maximum-security prisons to meet the very people whose crimes have led to the ultimate punishment. 60 women are waiting for their execution on death row. Posing as a responding officer, she intended to kill Chau and Quoc to ensure there would be no witnesses. Frank got the money out of a microwave, then shot 21-year-old Ha three times as she knelt, pleading for her life. [5][30] Carty stated that "it was too difficult just to kill me, so they hatched this plot. RELATED: Family of woman on death row claims she's innocent, pleads for her release. In a 2005 retrospective, Chuck Hustmyre said, "As for those human bones unearthed beneath Franks house, so far, authorities have made no serious effort to identify them. Kirby wrote that while he felt the evidence of Lacaze's guilt was "overwhelming", the juror misconduct amounted to a "structural defect" and a "violation of a constitutional right so basic to a fair trial" that the only remedy was a new trial. The parole board was scheduled to vote on Lucio's clemency petition two days before the execution. Aggressively interrogated for close to seven hours (partially shown in the documentary), the traumatized mother was coerced to confess, according to Melissa and her attorneys. Since 1976, Texas has executed more people than any other state (572), more than one-third the total number (1,534) of victims of this barbaric punishment, and is one of only two states to have put anyone to death during the pandemic. Frank and Lacaze had been shouting at Ha and Cuong, demanding the restaurant's money, but they did not know where Chau had hidden it. He continued by telling her, "We already know what happened". Darlie Lynn Peck Routier (born January 4, 1970) is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her five-year-old son Damon in 1996. Melissa Lucio was born in Lubbock, Texas,[2] on June 18, 1969, according to court records. [1], Investigators initially suspected Carty after discovering that she had told people she was going to have a baby despite not appearing pregnant. [1][19], In August 2021, an amicus brief was filed on Lucio's behalf by a group consisting of legal scholars, experts on violence against women, and representatives from sixteen organizations that combat violence against women. In February 2002, she was sentenced to death for the abduction and murder in 2001 of 25-year-old Joana Rodriguez in order to steal Rodriguez's newborn son. Written and directed by Sabrina Van Tassel. The California Supreme Court found that his conviction was the product of extensive, pervasive, impactful, and false forensic testimony. Frank entered the front door using the key she had stolen from the restaurant earlier and walked quickly past Williams, pushing Chau, Chau's brother Quoc, and a restaurant employee into the doorway of the restaurant's kitchen. Their names are:Darlie Routier, Kimberly Cargil, Brittany Holberg, Erica Sheppard, and Linda Carty.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Music CreditsSuspense Action by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/Machinations by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100510Artist: http://incompetech.com/The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/uvp/Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/Prelude No. Meyers testified that Carty did not appear to be pregnant. Frank then told the man that "Lacaze was the good guy" and that Wallace was the one causing the problems. Three older children went to live in Houston with their father, and Lucio regained custody of the others in late 2006.[5]. For ten years she has been awaiting her fate, and she now faces her last appeal. As Williams fell, Lacaze continued to shoot him in the head and back, mortally wounding him. Death row exonerees including Kwame Ajamu, right, listens to speakers during a Witness to Innocence news conference marking the organization's 15th anniversary at the at the National Constitution . 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Then he yelled that "she" was outside and that they had to go. Set in the heart of the Latino community of South Texas, the film explores the life and trials of Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death row in Texas, the state. September 27, 2021. Documentary Crime Drama 60 women are waiting for their execution on death row. Bryant ordered Wallace to drop the gun, which he did immediately and was restrained; Lacaze then lunged toward Wallace, but Bryant grabbed him. If a majority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles were to recommend it, Governor Greg Abbott could grant clemency. Although Frank's attorneys had subpoenaed 39 witnesses, they didn't call a single one. Read the Clemency Petition here. HOUSTON During hours of relentless questioning, Melissa Lucio more than 100 times had denied fatally beating her 2-year-old daughter. THIS DEATH ROW DOCUMENTARY WILL CHANGE YOU FOREVER! 2d 724 (La. In this article on My Crime Library we are going to take a closer look at Antoinette Frank Antoinette Frank Beginnings Vu family stays because of the kindness of the people of New Orleans", "Blue on Blue: Murder, Madness and Betrayal in the NOPD", "State v. Frank, 957 So. It is a very unjust system you may well be on death row because you have a court-appointed attorney who doesnt have the means to defend you and a district attorneys office who has all the means in the world to get you convicted. The United Kingdom contends in its amicus curiae brief[23] in the US Supreme Court that it regards the US as having breached its obligations under international law. She has also been charged with capital murder in the death of her six-year-old son, Devon, who was murdered at the same time as Damon. The film revisits how a court-appointed attorney willingly set aside evidence, and a district attorney used Melissas case to be reelected. There are days where I wish I could leave this place and be with Mariah., Melissas original defense attorney, Peter Gilman, now works for the Texas district attorneys office. Linda Anita Carty (born 5 October 1958) is a Kittitian-American[a] former schoolteacher who is on death row in Texas. Executing Melissa will not bring peace to her surviving children. At that point, Wallace saw Lacaze and noticed he was holding a gun. In a March 2022 letter to the Board of Pardons and Paroles and to Governor Abbott, eighty-three members of the Texas House of Representatives, including both Democrats and Republicans, signed a letter stating that executing Lucio would be "a miscarriage of justice". Good Morning Britain 's Susanna Reid meets death row inmate Darlie Routier in tonight's new documentary Death Row Women With Susanna Reid for ITV's Crime & Punishment strand. [30][33], Carty is presently being held on death row at the Mountain View Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The State of Texas authorized the use of the electric chair in 1923, and ordered all executions to be carried out by the state in Huntsville. [3], Frank and Lacaze were indicted by an Orleans Parish grand jury on April 28, 1995. [5], Under the terms of the Bilateral Convention on Consular Officers (1951) between the United States and the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom's consular officials were entitled to be informed immediately upon her detention (art. [3] Lucio says she was sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend for about two years, beginning when she was seven years old. Box 301501 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1501 webmaster@doc.alabama.gov [1] Lucio's execution was set for April 27, 2022, but an appeals court granted her a stay on April 25, 2022. The execution . She is scheduled to be executed on April 27. She received a lethal injection at a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, after a last-minute . Stream our library of shows and movies without ad interruptions. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Example video title will go here for this video. Then she directed them to a location where both cars were found: the live baby was in one, and the suffocated victim was in the back of the other. intentionally withholding "numerous items" of exculpatory evidence, List of women on death row in the United States, "Linda Carty: 'I'm not afraid of dying. The State of Texas vs. Melissa is a telling and compelling snapshot of the brutality of everyday life in capitalist America. Lucio then had seven children with Robert Alvarez. The brief states that Lucio's subdued behavior and acquiescence during interrogation were the result of prior trauma as a survivor of abuse. In 2008, Lucio became the first Latina woman sentenced to death in Texas. The speakers at Thursday's press conference included Reps. Jeff Leach (R-Allen) and Joe Moody (D-El Paso), who co-chair the Texas House Criminal Justice Reform Caucus and who were recently appointed as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Interim Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform. Stream every touchdown from every game, every Sunday during the NFL regular season with NFL RedZone, along with hundreds of hours of live sports motorsports (MAVTV), horse racing (FanDuel TV/FanDuel Racing) to hunting and fishing (Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel). In this chilling absolute documentary, Trevor meets inmate Fredrick Baer who killed a mother and her 5-year-old child in cold-blooded murder who is still hoping to escape the lethal injection on death row and avoid capital punishment. Please note that the Shop Hulu site is owned and operated by Snowcommerce. Beyond the Headlines: The Watts Family Tragedy, TV14 Crime, Documentaries TV Series (2020), Beyond the Headlines: The Jennifer Dulos Story, TV14 Documentaries, Award Shows & Events TV Series (2021), Secret Life of a Gang Girl: The Untold Story, TV14 Crime, Documentaries TV Series (2019), TVMA Documentaries, Drama Movie (2021). [17] This decision was subsequently overturned in an en banc hearing of the same court[18] and Lucio remained on death row. In. They will be joined by Reps. James White (R-Hillister), Lacey Hull (R-Houston), Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston), and Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas). Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Carty wrote out what she wanted the letter to say, and Hernandez copied it. Linda Anita Carty (born 5 October 1958) is a Kittitian -American [a] former schoolteacher who is on death row in Texas. Their trials were severed, and Lacaze was tried first on July 1721, 1995, before Judge Frank Marullo. 18 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/The Voyage by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/https://youtu.be/NaxBDflXv6o#DeathRowUsa #MarleyRecords #WomenOnDeathRow Lucio is scheduled to be executed on April 27. We decided to follow five of them. From inside the cooler, Chau and Quoc could partially see the restaurant's kitchen and front. The NOPD was chronically short-handed; at the time, its officers were paid less than in similarly sized cities, it was losing officers faster than they could be replaced, and the ranks had been decimated by several arrests for murder and drug activity. Due to streaming rights, a few shows with an ad break before and after. We followed them down the green line.Subscribe Free Documentary Channel for free: https://bit.ly/2YJ4XzQJoin the club and become a Free Documentary Patron: https://www.patreon.com/freedocumentaryInstagram: https://instagram.com/free.documentary/Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QfRxbGTwitter: https://bit.ly/2QlwRiI#FreeDocumentary #Documentary #WomenOnDeathRowFree Documentary is dedicated to bringing high-class documentaries to you on YouTube for free. Born in 1969, Melissa, from Harlingen in south Texas, was convicted of the murder of her two-year-old daughter, Mariah, who died of blunt-force trauma to the head on February 17, 2007. Lacaze was re-sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on December 13, 2019. The letter stated they had a grudge against Carty. [6], Frank's trial began on September 5, 1995, also before Marullo. Seven of those calls were placed between 1:09a.m. and 1:14a.m. Sarah Hernandez testified that she met Carty while they were both serving time in jail. She has mainly focused on social issues such as underage sex trafficking, children in ultra-right-wing movements, women in prison and the Holocaust. He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to death. Melissas family, and some of her children, felt so railroaded by the justice system, they didnt trust anyone anymore. The director further explained that Melissas children have been placed all over Texas. Its hard to wake up every morning in the same old ugly cage.Its hard to get along with these people full of rage.Its hard to move ahead when the clock is running slow.Its hard to have so many questions with answers I dont know.Its hard to think Im smart when I have lost everything so fast.Its hard to think about the future when Im still stuck in the past.Its hard to feel their love when my family is so far.Its hard to forget about the mistakes when theyve left so many scars.Its hard to move on when in life I have no role.With everything being toohard, youd think Id just give up.But the only thing about being at the bottom is the only way is up. After several hours of interrogation, Lucio stated, "I guess I did it. We decided to follow five of them. 8. [4] As of 2022, Lucio is being held on death row[14] at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas. As of January 1, 2022, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund said there were 50 women on death row across the United States. Subscribe to see a little more of the world with our premium documentaries. As Frank moved out of Chau's line of vision, additional gunshots were fired but then observed Frank searching where the Vus usually kept their money. We decided to follow five of them. That is why most poor defendants accept plea deals even if theyre innocent. "[20], In January 2022, Cameron County officials signed an execution warrant for Lucio. Never before and probably, never again will such unlimited access ever be given again.Brace yourself to go on an extremely emotional journey as a man, considered by everyone, including the PRISONS WARDEN, to be completely innocent is fighting to stop a seemingly, unstoppable execution.If you would like to end capital punishment in your country (U.S) or any country, visit https://reprieve.org/ to find out what you can do.THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO TEACH/EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT THAT IS CARRIED OUT IN THEIR NAME \u0026 WHAT IT REALLY MEANS.
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