Warning Graphic Content : this episode depicts child victims, themes of racism, graphic violence, and racial injustice.

In 1944, two young girls set out to pick maypops in the small town of Alcolu, South Carolina. It was an ordinary spring day in a town divided by railroad tracks and segregation.

By nightfall, there would be a third victim.

Research Sources: • 1944 investigation and trial records • 2014 South Carolina court ruling vacating George Stinney Jr.’s conviction • Equal Justice Initiative • Innocence Project • Death Penalty Information Center • Historical newspaper archives • Witness testimony and family accounts

Music credit via Pixabay: Siarhei_korbut, ashot_danielyan, and OB-LIX

Warning: This episode depicts graphic knife violence, femicide, and a child victim

Jolanta Lubienė and her eight-year-old daughter, Enrika Lubyte, built a life together in Ireland. They were due to return to Lithuania. In March 2013, their plans were interrupted.

Research sources: The Irish Times, Irish Independent, RTÉ News, TheJournal.ie, Irish Examiner, and contemporary court reporting.

Music via Pixabay: Leberch and Universified

Content Warning: This episode discusses graphic violence and death sentence procedures

Episode 1 covered Colleen Slemmer. This special release episode will cover what happened afterward, including the execution scheduled for today: 9/30/26

Research Sources: Tennessee Supreme Court, State v. Christa Gail Pike (1998); Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, State v. Tadaryl Shipp and subsequent Pike proceedings; Tennessee Supreme Court execution order; Tennessee Department of Correction; Associated Press reporting; Death Penalty Information Center reporting and clemency materials.

Music Sources via Pixabay: Siarhei_Korbut and SigmaMusicArt