+224 // Depravity of Mind

During a routine sweep of a Las Vegas parking lot, police found a woman’s body wrapped in a blanket in the backseat of a car in September 1986. A speedy investigation led them to the killer, who was sentenced after what felt like a routine trial. But 31 years later, the culprit faced the courts again thanks to a decades-old procedural error. His rehearing became part of a larger debate about capital punishment – a conversation that’s still raging within the criminal justice system today.

Written by Angela Jorgensen, Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. 

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• Las Vegas man removed from death row 31 years after first sentence | Courts | Crime

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• Nevada death row inmate resentenced to life without parole

• Nev. death row inmate resentenced to life without parole

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• Valerio v. Crawford, No. 98-99033. - Federal Cases

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• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Day 1 Part 1  Former Officer Edgar Stubs Testifies

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Day 1 Part 2 Retired Detective James Vaccaro Testifies

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Day 2 Part 1 Sherman Hatcher Testifies

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Day 2 Part 2 Judith Valerio Testifies

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial - The Defendant Speaks To The Jury

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Day 4 Judge Finalizes Jury Instructions

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Prosecution Closing Arguments 

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Defense Closing Arguments

• John Valerio Death Penalty Retrial Prosecution Rebuttal Arguments 

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Solar Stream” by Hanna Lindgren

• Closing Track: “Glowing in the Dark” by Loving Caliber

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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