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The Devil and the Death Penalty

  • 2012
  • 1h 20m

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.

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.

Cast

  • Erwin ChemerinskySelf
  • Philip Gibbons(voice)
  • Stephen KaySelf
  • Elaine WangRuth Torres (voice)

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