The Devil and the Death Penalty

Overview

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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Cast

Erwin Chemerinsky

Philip Gibbons

(voice)

Stephen Kay

Self

Elaine Wang

Ruth Torres (voice)