To Poet: Have you heard about the British woman on Death Row in Houston?

C

cancel2 2022

Canceled
THE BRITISH WOMAN ON DEATH ROW – CHANNEL 4

November 28th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. 9 Comments



YOU CAN HELP LINDA CARTY BY SIGNING THIS PETITION

The story of Linda Carty, a British grandmother currently awaiting execution by lethal injection on Death Row in Texas. Linda was born on the Commonwealth island of St Kitts, and is a British citizen: if she’s killed, she’ll be the first British woman to be executed since Ruth Ellis, over 50 years ago. In this moving documentary, film maker Steve Humphries goes in search of the real Linda Carty: who she is, where she came from, and how she ended up in arguably the worst place in the world, Death Row.


Linda was convicted of capital murder in 2002 after it was alleged she was the mastermind behind a horrific crime. In May 2001, a criminal gang broke into the home of Linda’s neighbours and abducted a young mother and her three-day-old baby boy. The next day the baby was found alive in one of Linda’s cars, but his mother was found dead in another: she had been suffocated. Linda has always denied any involvement in the crime, but testimony from the gang and circumstantial evidence found at the scene led to her arrest. At her trial, Linda was represented by one of the State’s capital defence attorneys who’s had over 20 of his clients end up on Death Row. It’s claimed his poor defence of Linda helped lead to her conviction. But this isn’t just a film about a miscarriage of justice; it’s a revealing account of Linda and her extraordinary life: she’s been a primary school teacher, a dedicated single mother who overcame the stigma of illegitimacy, the victim of rape and abuse, and a woman blackmailed into becoming a confidential informant for the Drugs Enforcement Administration. With contributions from family, friends, lawyers and Linda herself, this is an intimate and emotional portrait of a woman facing death and an exploration of why society believes she should die.
 
Last edited:
I'm opposed to the death penalty, but what does 'British' have to do with it?
 
No. I haven't heard of it. Circumstantial evidence, quite often is enough to convict one of a crime....whether or not justice is served is completely another matter.
 
I don't think that bio is telling us her full story. How did she get to be a drug enforcement informant? That's what I want to know. Something's missing.
 
Aoxomoxoa said:
Do you mean this one? If you do then I have to say no and thanks for the info.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096257/
Click to expand...
Yes. That's the one I meant. It's about a man from Washington Courthouse, Ohio who was framed by a corrupt DA in Dallas, TX. He spent 12 years in Prison, much of it on Death Row. He came within hours of being executed. The think that grossed me out about the Prosecutor in this documentary was that he bragged about never having lost a capital case. Given the back ground of this documentary that means that this man surely subjorned justice and some poor schmuck was executed because of him and others who spent lengthy prison terms and had their lives destroyed because of this mans ambition. A man who felt his career was more important then other peoples life. The fact that he excaped justice himself is a sad testiment of our judicial system.
 
Aoxomoxoa said:
THE BRITISH WOMAN ON DEATH ROW – CHANNEL 4

November 28th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry. 9 Comments



YOU CAN HELP LINDA CARTY BY SIGNING THIS PETITION

The story of Linda Carty, a British grandmother currently awaiting execution by lethal injection on Death Row in Texas. Linda was born on the Commonwealth island of St Kitts, and is a British citizen: if she’s killed, she’ll be the first British woman to be executed since Ruth Ellis, over 50 years ago. In this moving documentary, film maker Steve Humphries goes in search of the real Linda Carty: who she is, where she came from, and how she ended up in arguably the worst place in the world, Death Row.


Linda was convicted of capital murder in 2002 after it was alleged she was the mastermind behind a horrific crime. In May 2001, a criminal gang broke into the home of Linda’s neighbours and abducted a young mother and her three-day-old baby boy. The next day the baby was found alive in one of Linda’s cars, but his mother was found dead in another: she had been suffocated. Linda has always denied any involvement in the crime, but testimony from the gang and circumstantial evidence found at the scene led to her arrest. At her trial, Linda was represented by one of the State’s capital defence attorneys who’s had over 20 of his clients end up on Death Row. It’s claimed his poor defence of Linda helped lead to her conviction. But this isn’t just a film about a miscarriage of justice; it’s a revealing account of Linda and her extraordinary life: she’s been a primary school teacher, a dedicated single mother who overcame the stigma of illegitimacy, the victim of rape and abuse, and a woman blackmailed into becoming a confidential informant for the Drugs Enforcement Administration. With contributions from family, friends, lawyers and Linda herself, this is an intimate and emotional portrait of a woman facing death and an exploration of why society believes she should die.
Click to expand...

I would perhaps take the testimony from the gang more seriously if I didn't know that the prosecutor likely gave them a deal in exchange for the testimony.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top