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Part 11: William Noguera on Witnessing Killings on Death Row: You Can Smell Blood in the Air
Part 1: William Noguera on Killing His Abusive Girlfriend's Mother at Age 18
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William Noguera sits down with Vlad to reflect on 42 years on death row and the moral weight of America’s death penalty. Speaking from his experience inside San Quentin, Noguera discusses whether innocent people end up condemned, why he believes capital punishment should be reserved only for the “worst of the worst,” and how wrongful convictions, false confessions, and police pressure complicate the debate.
The conversation also revisits the Central Park Five case as an example of young suspects being pushed into statements, while Vlad cites death row exoneration statistics and the execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. Noguera weighs the U.S. system against European countries that have abolished the death penalty, then reflects on prison culture, Cook County Jail stories involving Rico Recklezz, and his own exoneration from a special circumstance charge.
A candid discussion on justice, punishment, innocence, and life after death row.
