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Life and Death Row

Series 2

Episode 1: Execution

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 13 days

Series telling the story of capital punishment through the eyes of young people whose lives have been shaped by it.

On March 11 2009, Daniel Lopez was pulled over for driving erratically. The dramatic car chase that ensued killed a police officer and 27-year-old Daniel was given the death penalty. Unusually for a death row prisoner, he is resisting all appeals to block his execution - which is due in five weeks time. The state-appointed attorneys for Lopez are arguing that their client is using the justice system as a form of suicide. His family are also pleading with him to fight the execution and stay alive for them. With access to Daniel, his lawyers, his parents and the widow of the police officer that Daniel killed, this film follows the lead up to 'execution day'. Will Daniel go to his death, as he insists he wants to do, or will the people who love him be able to save him? Show less

Contributors

Producer:
Marina Parker
Director:
Marina Parker
Executive Producer:
Aysha Rafaele
Executive Producer:
Fergus O'Brien

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