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This final episode of The Last 12 Weeks chronicles the frantic, emotionally charged final days before David Wood’s scheduled execution, culminating in a last-minute stay granted by Texas’s highest criminal court. The episode reveals how long-buried evidence and the dedication of a small
This final episode of The Last 12 Weeks chronicles the frantic, emotionally charged final days before David Wood’s scheduled execution, culminating in a last-minute stay granted by Texas’s highest criminal court. The episode reveals how long-buried evidence and the dedication of a small
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People
David WoodGregNaomiJeremyRamona DismukesGeorge HallMarsha FultonAlvin MellethMaurice Shema
Companies
The Marshall ProjectSerial ProductionsThe New York Times
Topics
Criminal JusticeInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions
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