Episode 1: What If I Follow You Around?
6/18/202641 min
In 1992, David Wood became El Paso’s most notorious convicted serial killer. He has been on death row ever since. More than 30 years later, his lawyers have just a few months to argue his innocence and stop his execution.
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Maurice Chammah· Host0:30
In the fall of 2024, a criminal defense lawyer got the kind of phone call that most lawyers can only dream about. It concerned a client of his, a guy named David Wood, one of Texas' most notorious serial killers. He was sitting on death row, months away from his execution.
Speaker 30:50
Chris, thanks for your call. And, uh, I would like to discuss with you something about David Wood. While I don't condone what has happened in that case, the fact is I don't like- The man on the phone, George Hall, thought something corrupt had gone down in David Wood's trial.
Maurice Chammah· Host1:11
It had happened more than 30 years ago, but for 30 years he'd said nothing, mostly because he was afraid to. For those 30 years, he'd been on parole. He worried if he aggravated the authorities, they might find some way to send him back to prison. But now his parole had ended, and George Hall was ready to tell his story, which