Inside the Race to Stop an Execution | Serial Productions
June 26, 2026
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as posted by the channelReporter Maurice Chammah has covered capital cases for over a decade. But when a defense lawyer reached out about his client — a convicted serial killer still claiming innocence after 30 years — Maurice saw a chance to do something he had never done before.
He asked if he could follow the lawyer in the lead up to his client’s execution date. To his surprise, the lawyer said yes.
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