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Season 2002 • Episode 7 • Scheduled to Die
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CNN Presents Season 2002, Episode 7: Scheduled to Die
Napoleon Beazley was executed by lethal injection May 29, 2002, for a murder he committed in 1994. He was on death row in Texas, which has executed 269 people since 1982, more than any other U.S. state in those 20 years. CNN's Christiane Amanpour examines the death penalty process in Texas by following the Beazley case through the criminal justice system. Watch CNN Presents Season 2002, Episode 7 Scheduled to Die in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of CNN Presents Season 2002, Episode 7 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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