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A Trip to Death Row

Laura from London visits a death row inmate in Florida to seek answers about her late father's final years.

Laura from London visits a death row inmate in Florida to seek answers about her late father's final years.

Laura's dad John was an alcoholic. He spent the last ten years of his life writing to Michael, a man condemned to death for murder.

John confided things in Michael which he didn't share with his own daughter.

29 year old Laura enters a maximum security prison in Florida to find out what Michael knows.

Producer: Laurence Grissell

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28 minutes

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Fri 16 Aug 2019 23:25
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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  • Mon 3 Jun 2019 11:00
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