The Race to Save Melissa Lucio
Latino USA
English - March 25, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.6K ratingsSociety & Culture News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On April 27, 2022, Melissa Lucio could become the first Latina sentenced to death to be executed in Texas. In 2008, Melissa was convicted for the death of her two-year old daughter Mariah Alvarez.
However, her family and others believe Melissa is innocent and argue that she did not have an adequate defense. In fact, in 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals seemed inclined to give Melissa another chance and opened the door for the possibility of a new trial, but the state of Texas appealed that decision and the court backtracked.
Now, there aren’t many legal options for Melissa, and her family is racing to save her life.