On Death Row, the Glossary
On Death Row is a television mini-series written and directed by Werner Herzog about capital punishment in the United States.[1]
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39 relations: Allan B. Polunsky Unit, Amazing Grace, André Singer (producer), Associated Press, Capital punishment in the United States, Channel 4, Darlie Routier, Death row, Drug Enforcement Administration, Epic of Gilgamesh, Erik Nelson (filmmaker), Galveston, Texas, Hank Skinner, Houston Chronicle, Huntsville Unit, Into the Abyss (film), Investigation Discovery, James Barnes (murderer), KLTV, Knights Templar, Last rites, Lethal injection, Linda Carty, Lucki Stipetić, Mark Degli Antoni, Melbourne, Florida, Miniseries, Missouri City, Texas, Paula Zahn, Peter Zeitlinger, Plano, Texas, San Francisco Chronicle, Supreme Court of the United States, Television advertisement, Television documentary, Texas Seven, The Twilight Zone, Werner Herzog, 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.
- American documentary television series about crime
Allan B. Polunsky Unit
Allan B. Polunsky Unit (TL, formerly the Terrell Unit) is a prison in West Livingston, unincorporated Polk County, Texas, United States, located approximately southwest of Livingston along Farm to Market Road 350.
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Amazing Grace
"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807).
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André Singer (producer)
André Felix Vitus Singer is a British documentary film-maker and an anthropologist.
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
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Capital punishment in the United States
In the United States, capital punishment (killing a person as punishment for allegedly committing a crime) is a legal penalty throughout the country at the federal level, in 27 states, and in American Samoa.
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Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation.
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Darlie Routier
Darlie Lynn Peck Routier (born January 4, 1970) is an American woman from Rowlett, Texas, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her five-year-old son Damon in 1996.
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Death row
Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, sharing concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S.
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Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia.
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Erik Nelson (filmmaker)
Erik Nelson is an American documentary film director and television producer.
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Galveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Hank Skinner
Henry Watkins Skinner (April 4, 1962 – February 16, 2023) was an American death row inmate in Texas.
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Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.
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Huntsville Unit
Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit (HV), nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States.
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Into the Abyss (film)
Into the Abyss (subtitled A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life) is a 2011 documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog.
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Investigation Discovery
Investigation Discovery, stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008, is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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James Barnes (murderer)
James Phillip Barnes (March 7, 1962 – August 3, 2023) was an American murderer and self-identified serial killer who was executed by the state of Florida for the 1988 rape and murder of Patricia Miller.
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KLTV
KLTV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Tyler, Texas, United States, serving East Texas as an affiliate of ABC and Telemundo.
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a French military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the wealthiest and most popular military orders in Western Christianity.
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Last rites
The last rites, also known as the Commendation of the Dying, are the last prayers and ministrations given to an individual of Christian faith, when possible, shortly before death, especially in the Catholic Church.
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Lethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting one or more drugs into a person (typically a barbiturate, paralytic, and potassium solution) for the express purpose of causing rapid death.
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Linda Carty
Linda Anita Carty (born 5 October 1958) is a Kittitian-American former schoolteacher who is on death row in Texas.
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Lucki Stipetić
Hartwolf "Lucki" Stipetić (also Lucki Herzog) is a German film producer, and the younger half brother of filmmaker Werner Herzog.
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Mark Degli Antoni
Mark degli Antoni (sometimes credited as Mark De Gli Antoni) is an American composer, known for his work as co-founder and keyboard sampler for the band Soul Coughing from 1992 to 2000.
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Melbourne, Florida
Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
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Miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes.
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Missouri City, Texas
Missouri City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the metropolitan area.
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Paula Zahn
Paula Ann Zahn (born February 24, 1956) is an American journalist and newscaster who has been an anchor at ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, and CNN.
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Peter Zeitlinger
Peter Zeitlinger A.S.C. (born 6 June 1960, in Prague) is a Czechoslovakian-born Austrian cinematographer, who has worked with the director Werner Herzog since 1995.
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Plano, Texas
Plano is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the largest city in Collin County.
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San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.
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Television advertisement
A television advertisement (also called a commercial, spot, break, advert, or ad) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization.
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Television documentary
Television documentaries are televised media productions that screen documentaries.
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Texas Seven
The Texas 7 were a group of prisoners who escaped from the John B. Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas, on December 13, 2000.
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described as entering "the Twilight Zone".
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Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog (né Stipetić; born 5 September 1942) is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author.
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62nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 62nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2012.
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See also
American documentary television series about crime
- On Death Row
- Outcry (miniseries)
- Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV
- The First 48
- The Most Hated Man on the Internet
- To Catch a Smuggler
- Who Killed Tupac