The Last Defense
Emotional, in-depth examinations of death row cases expose flaws in the US justice system. Season 1 investigates a housewife convicted for stabbing her sons, and an athlete convicted for shooting a father, as attorneys race for new trials.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Phillip-Charlie Daniell , Skip Hollandsworth , Katusha Robert , Violet Gotsis , Darlie Routier , Greg Davis , J. Stephen Cooper , Courtney Rae , Darin Routier , Julie Clark , Toby Shook , Richard Smith , Lloyd Harrell , Kathy Cruz , Mike Gassaway , Brooks Hall , Matthew Oakley , Meggie Jenny
S1.E1 ∙ Darlie Routier: The Crime
Dallas housewife Darlie Routier urges police to find the intruder she claims killed her sons.
S1.E2 ∙ Darlie Routier: The Trial
Amid a media frenzy, Darlie Routier's trial begins.
S1.E3 ∙ Darlie Routier: The Woman
The prosecution presents a damaging video of Darlie having a party at her children's grave site.
S1.E4 ∙ Darlie Routier: The Fight
Darlie's defense team explores alternative theories and lays out its strategy for a retrial.
S1.E5 ∙ Julius Jones: The Crime
In 1999, 19-year-old former high school basketball state champion and star football player Julius Jones was arrested days after a businessman was gunned down by a black man in a white suburb of Oklahoma City. At the time of the murder, Julius was a student at the University of Oklahoma on a partial academic scholarship, attempting to walk on to the basketball team. Nineteen years later, we hear from Tommy Griffin, father of NBA superstar Blake Griffin, who coached Julius; and in interviews from death row, Julius tells his version of events while federal public defenders retrace the steps that led to what they claim is a miscarriage of justice.
S1.E6 ∙ Julius Jones: The Trial
The State calls their star witness, Christopher Jordan, who testifies he was there when Julius pulled the trigger. Julius and his family watch as his defense takes this last opportunity to save him, but there are missed opportunities to hear Julius' side of the story, and a critical piece of evidence is never shown to the jury. The clock is ticking for Julius, but two witnesses have come forward in his favor since the conviction, and he now holds out hope thanks to his current lawyers.
S1.E7 ∙ Julius Jones: The Fight
With Julius Jones at the top of the state of Oklahoma's list of impending executions, federal public defenders Amanda Bass and Dale Baich are in a race to win a new trial. When new evidence comes to light, there may be hope for Julius.
