
Welcome to Death Row Stories, a podcast dedicated to exploring the complex and often harrowing world of the death penalty in the United States. I’m François Picard, a journalist and documentary director with over 20 years of experience. Throughout my career, the most impactful reports I produced were those about death row. In this podcast, I shed light on the human stories behind the death penalty... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 33 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | DocumentarySociety & Culture | |||

What do medieval witch hunts, public guillotines, and America's death penalty have in common? More than you might think.In this episode of Death Row Stories, I leave the United States and travel across France in search of places where people were onc... more
On May 14 2026, Death Row Stories takes you inside a race against time as Texas prepares for what could become its 600th execution since 1976. From an early morning abolitionist press conference to a long, uncertain wait outside the prison, everythin... more
Texas is about to carry out its 600th execution since 1976. But this case is different.Edward Lee Busby Jr is scheduled to die for a brutal 2004 murder in Fort Worth. What he did was horrific. A 77-year-old woman, Laura Lee Crane, was taken at random... more
At the gates of the Huntsville Unit, I witnessed one of the most controversial executions in recent Texas history. James Broadnax was put to death as serious doubts still surrounded his case, after his cousin Demarius Cummings recently claimed he was... more
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I’m glad Francois (a non- American) is producing these stories because only someone not from Texas can communicate this story in a neutral way.
He also has done some interesting documentaries on migrants.
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