Witches' Brew (1980)
Movie
A remake of 1944's Lon Chaney film Weird Woman (the first was Burn, Witch, Burn! in 1962) is more of...
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
TV Show
'Paradise Towers' - the most futuristic tower block ever; the crowning glory of the Great Architect,...
Doctor who revelation of the daleks
TV Show
While the doctor is visiting the planet neros to attend the funeral of a friend he encounters grave...
The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner
Book
Richard Marson's book, JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner, tells the story of...
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
Movie Watch
As The Man with Two Brains, madman Martin is just the guy to do it, playing Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr,...
Tommy Boy (1995)
Movie Watch
After his beloved father (Brian Dennehy) dies, dimwitted Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) inherits a...
Gettysburg (1993)
Movie Watch
This war drama depicts one of the biggest events of the American Civil War, the Battle of...
Louise (64 KP) rated Surviving Execution in Books
Jun 28, 2018
Surviving execution is the true story of Richard Glossip, a man who is on death row for a crime he never committed. Richard Glossip’s story is told by Ian Woods a UK Sky news reporter, Ian wanted to bring this to the UK’s attention of the miscarriage of justice and how capital punishment is not always as straight forward as it’s made out to be.
Richard Glossip was arrested for the murder of his boss and motel owner Barry Von Treese, however Richard was not the person that killed him but was implicated by Justin Sneed and the police who interviewed him. For this the man who actually murdered Barry Von Treese got life without parole whilst Richard gets the death penalty for being the supposed mastermind.
Richards Glossip didn’t start off well with a bad lawyer that was under qualified for this type of case and failure to bringing certain evidence to light was going to cost Richard his life. With multiple trials, appeals and stays you would hope this man would get some sort of break, however that’s not the case and shows how corrupt the police and the law can be.
Also this book tells us a bit about the history of Capital Punishment, the methods, the countries and also the abolitionists. Although this is non fiction it is really easy to digest and very much the page turner. It makes you question so many things and whether this should really still be carried out.
We also get an insight in to what Ian Woods is thinking as he is helping this mans case and whether he would or could witness the death of a man that he has come to know and call a friend. Ian tries to remain unbiased especially when asked if he thinks Richard is guilty which infuriates others helping with the case. This case got some high coverage as Richard Branson, Susan Sarandon, Sister Helen Prejean and even the Pope got involved.
I would really recommend reading this book if you are interested in true crime and capital punishment. Maybe just read this book so you can decide if the state of Oklahoma was correct in giving this man the death penalty.
Follow Me
Book
The next must-read page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Richard Madeley. A man’s...
The Only Living Boy In New York (2017)
Movie Watch
After graduating from college and moving into an apartment, young Thomas Webb befriends an alcoholic...