Season 1

Shawna Forde was convicted for a 2009 crime that resulted in the violent murders of Raul Flores and his 9-year-old daughter Brisenia. She was sentenced to death and now lives on death row in Arizona awaiting her execution, although she maintains her innocence. She, along with her family members, experts, and those who worked on the case, reflect on the crime, death row as a whole, and how their lives have been affected due to the sentencing.

Emilia Carr and her boyfriend Joshua Fulgham were convicted for the first degree murder and kidnapping of Heather Strong; Emilia discusses her experience throughout the investigation of the murder and her experience on death row.

Linda Carty was sentenced to death row for the kidnapping of 3-day-old newborn Ray Cabrera, and the kidnapping and murder of his mother, Joana Rodriguez; experts reflect on the case and what led to Carty's death sentence.

On May 23, 1995, Kerry Lynn Dalton was sentenced to death for the torture and murder of Irene Melanie May; police arrested Kerry and two others after several witnesses told authorities that the three openly bragged about killing her.

In 1998, a fire in Sandi Nieves' home that started under suspicious circumstances led to her conviction for arson, the murders of her four daughters, and the attempted murder of her son David, who survived the fire.

On July 10, 2008, Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah; the Innocence Project digs into her case and uncovers staggering problems, but authorities show no sign of intervening.