Women on Death Row

2023

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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Season episodes (5)

1 Shawna Forde

23/08/04

Season-only

Shawna Forde, a hair stylist turned militia leader, is sentenced to death when she orders the killing of family with young children.

2 Emilia Carr

23/08/11

Season-only

Emilia Carr is sentenced to death for killing her boyfriend's ex, a murder she committed while 7-months pregnant.

3 Linda Carty

23/08/18

Season-only

St. Kitts native and British citizen Linda Carty is sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing Joana Rodriguez in an attempt to steal her three-day-old baby and pass him off as her own.

5 Sandi Nieves

23/09/01

Season-only

Sandi Nieves, a PTA mom and lifelong rule follower, is sentenced to death for setting fire to her home and killing her four daughters.

6 Melissa Lucio

23/09/08

Season-only

Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman sentenced to death for the murder of her two-year-old daughter, is given an execution date of April 27, 2022. As the date nears, however, details emerge that call the investigation, conviction, and sentence into question.

About this show

WOMEN ON DEATH ROW tells the stories of America's most rarefied criminals: women who have been convicted of murder and sentenced to the ultimate punishment, the death penalty. Each episode profiles a harrowing crime and trial through exclusive interviews with the convicted women, witnesses, family members of victims, family members of the convicted women, attorneys and law enforcement officials.