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An execution three decades in the making. One last chance to stop it.
Episode 01
What If I Follow You Around?
A Marshall Project journalist asked a defense team if he could trail them as they tried to stop an execution weeks away. Surprisingly, they said yes.
Episode 02
A New Witness Shares a Surprising Theory
With less than two months until the execution, a witness makes a case for why David Wood isn’t the Desert Killer.
Episode 03
The Defense Lawyers Approach a Victim’s Mother
In the final weeks before the execution date, the defense team has to decide just how far it’s willing to push to save David Wood’s life.
Episode 04
Meeting David Wood — And One of His Victims
We visit death row, where David Wood tries to clear his name. But not before a victim of his crimes has her say.
Episode 05
The Countdown to David Wood’s Execution Date
One week before their client is set to die, the defense team awaits a final ruling.
CREDITS FOR THE LAST 12 WEEKS
Hosted, Written and Reported by Maurice Chammah and Alvin Melathe
Produced by Alvin Melathe
Edited by Jen Guerra along with Anita Badejo
Additional Editing by Sarah Koenig and Akiba Solomon
Executive Editor for Serial Productions Julie Snyder
Fact Checking and Research by Ben Phelan
Music Supervision by Jen Guerra and Phoebe Wang
Mixing by Phoebe Wang and Catherine Anderson
Tracking Direction by Sean Cole
Associate Producer Mack Miller
Additional Production by Anita Badejo
Additional Reporting by Ana Worrel, Valerie Boey Ramsey, and Reyes Mata III
Original Score by Adam Dorn aka Mocean Worker and Matthias Bossi and Jon Evans of Stellwagen Symphonette
Theme Music by Adam Dorn aka Mocean Worker
Additional Music by Marion Lozano and Dan Powell
Art Direction by Pablo Delcan
Director, Brand Identity Kelly Doe
Standards Editor Susan Wessling
Legal Review by Al-Amyn Sumar and Jackson Busch
Supervising Producer Ndeye Thioubou
Senior Operations Manager Elizabeth Davis-Moorer
Editorial Director for The Marshall Project Ruth Baldwin
Deputy Managing Editor Sam Dolnick
At The New York Times, thanks to: Isabella Anderson, Susan C. Beachy, Elizabeth Bristow, Tyler Cabot, Jordan Cohen, Reyna Dessai, Kyle Grandillo, Daniel Guillemette, Victoria Kim, Nina Lassam, Brent Lewis, Pierre-Antoine Louis, Maddy Masiello, Julia Moburg, Julia Moujami, Zoe Murphy, Christine Nguyen, Tanya Perez, Mary-Katharine Phillips, Jenelle Pifer, Nick Pitman, Steven Rich, Dash Turner, Samantha Winter, Shu Chun Xie
At The Marshall Project, thanks to: Reem Akkad, Jill Castellano, Mara Corbett, Celina Fang, Katrice Hardy, Tom Meagher, Jennifer Peter, Ebony Reed, Terri Troncale, Elan Kiderman Ullendorff, Brandon Wall
Also special thanks to: Caleb Alvarado, Frank Baumgartner, Jilian Campbell, Sean Devaney, David Dow, Michael Graczyk, Christopher Lee, Bob Moore, Michael Onah, Lexi Parra, Abby Perpich, Rita Radostitz, Paul Ratje, Desiree Rios, Justyna Garbaczewska Scalpone, Geraldine Sealey, Julie Whitaker, Arin Yoon