Since the death penalty was reinstated in the US in 1976, 573 people have been executed in Texas - six of these were women.
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It was a chilling murder which saw young mother, Joana Rodriguez kidnapped and killed back in 2001 and ended up with a former teacher, Linda Carty on death ...
Linda was suspected of the murder after she told people she was going to have a baby despite not appearing pregnant. British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid will air on ITV on Tuesday, March, 22 at 9pm and Linda is the only British woman on death row in the Western world. In 1992 Linda was arrested and charged with auto theft and impersonation of an FBI agent which she was sentenced to 10 years probation, on the condition she would be a drug informant.
British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid is ITV's documentary looking at the case of Linda Carty. Here's everything you need to know.
“British woman Linda Carty has spent almost 20 years on death row,” Reid explained. "Linda didn’t know that Joana had already had her baby four days earlier. ITV is looking into the unique story of Linda Carty in a new one-off documentary, British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid. Fronted by the Good Morning Britain presenter, the film will explore the crimes for which Carty, the only British woman on death row in the Western world, was convicted. ITV is looking into the unique story of Linda Carty in a new one-off documentary, British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid. Fronted by the Good Morning Britain presenter, the film will explore the crimes for which Carty, the only British woman on death row in the Western world, was convicted.
'British Grandma On Death Row' sees Susanna Reid meet Linda Carty, who been awaiting execution for 20 years.
Linda Carty was born on Saint Kitts, a Caribbean island, to Antiguan parents. Carty maintains her innocence throughout, at one point telling Reid: “I can truthfully say, and I can truthfully look you in the eye, and tell you that I had nothing to do with this crime.” Barrister, Hugh Southey QC, has campaigned for Linda’s release for the last ten years.
Tonight (Tuesday March 22), British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid will appear as a one-hour true crime special on ITV One from 9pm.
Tonight (Tuesday March 22), British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid will appear as a one-hour true crime special on ITV One from 9pm. Tonight (Tuesday March 22), British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid will appear as a one-hour true crime special on ITV One from 9pm. Great British Bake OffThe Great British Bake Off announces change to format as host steps awayFor the first time ever, Bake Off will have just one hostMotorway speed limit could be cut to 64mph and Sunday driving banned to tackle oil crisisMidlands traffic and travelIt comes in a bid to tackle the ongoing oil crisis. She was sentenced to 10 years' probation only on the condition that she would work as a drug informant. Share your email to get all the latest Court and Crime news from Birmingham Live directly to your inboxSomething went wrong, please try again later.Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow meLinda Carty is the only British citizen on death row in the United States. If Carty is executed, then she would become the first British national to be put to death by penalty since Ruth Ellis in 1955, as well as the first British black woman to be executed in more than a century. Tonight (Tuesday March 22), British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid will appear as a one-hour true crime special on ITV One from 9pm.
Susannah Reid's new documentary follows the story of British Grandmother Linda Carty as she maintains her innocence on death row.
She was convicted of auto theft and the impersonation of an FBI agent in the early 1990s. “Linda didn’t know that Joana had already had her baby four days earlier. This deal was broken by her later arrest on drug charges.
Linda Carty met with Susanna Reid for ITV's British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid, which airs tonight.
Regarding the murder she has been convicted of, prosecuters allege that Linda was so desperate for a baby, she wanted to kidnap Joana and keep baby Ray as her own. Susanna Reid will be investigating the case on our screens tonight, with access to the police custody footage and key witness, Chris Robinson. During the documentary, Susanna will be speaking with Linda's daughter, Jouvelle Joubert, who speaks candidly of the struggles of awaiting her mother's execution, which she says she will not attend. The British grandmother has said during interviews with the media that a friend she had worked for the Houston Police Department, and it was them that recruited her. "The court heard Linda orchestrated the kidnap of her pregnant neighbour, Joana Rodriguez, equipped with scrubs and scissors, as she intended to cut the baby out. 63-year-old Linda Carty has been awaiting execution for two decades, and will be the main subject of British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid, which will air at 9pm.
Linda Carty, who was convicted of murdering young mum Joanna Rodriguez so she could steal her newborn son, appears on tonight's ITV documentary British ...
She has been tried by a jury and found guilty and all her appeals have failed," said Susanna. I’ll fight until the end. "The justice system has found her guilty. Was she a wicked, wicked person as one of her co- defendants called her and the ringleader? "If I were guilty of this crime, I would have taken my punishment," she said. You're dead."
Linda Carty did not know Joana Rodriguez had already given birth when she abducted her - armed with scissors to get the baby out.
She also speaks to Linda’s daughter, Jovelle Joubert, who speaks candidly of the struggles of awaiting her mother’s execution on death row and states she would not attend the execution of her mother. Joana and her tiny baby boy were kidnapped and Joana was suffocated to death and found in the boot of Linda's car. A court was told Linda orchestrated the kidnap of her pregnant neighbour, equipped with scrubs and scissors, as she intended to cut the baby out.