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Susanna Reid's Texas prison interviews anchor True Lives' documentary week

A film first broadcast in 2020 revisits death-row convictions through inmates' accounts, prosecution evidence and appeals arguments.

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Susanna Reid Meets the Women on Death Row | True Lives

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2:51Reid interviews Darlie Routier in prison, where Routier maintains her innocence.
13:15Prosecutor Toby Shook explains the physical and forensic evidence used in the case.
22:08Appeals lawyer Stephen Cooper argues that the original defense failed to counter the state's evidence.
27:04Cooper and Julie Clark say the graveside video followed a longer, solemn memorial service.
47:39Linda Carty denies involvement in the crime and describes daily life on death row.

True Lives returned to Susanna Reid's Texas reporting with "Susanna Reid Meets the Women on Death Row | True Lives," the most-watched of its three new uploads. It reached roughly 63,000 views, bringing an older documentary back into the channel's weekly conversation.

Reid visits the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville to interview Darlie Routier, who maintains her innocence after a murder conviction. The film sets her account alongside prosecutor Toby Shook's explanation of the evidence and appeals lawyer Stephen Cooper's challenges to the original defense. It also examines how a graveside memorial video became part of the case. Later, Reid interviews Linda Carty, who also denies involvement in the crime for which she was convicted. This is a 2020 film, not a new account of either woman's legal position.

Reid's earlier upload about interviews before scheduled executions remains the channel's strongest daily draw. The women's documentary follows it, with the new Dopesick Nation episode next: Allie tries to help her friend Kelly enter detox, while Frankie meets Chris, a father experiencing homelessness in South Florida. That episode was first broadcast in 2018. A documentary revisiting Heath Ledger's death completed the week's releases.

Across the channel, weekly views totaled about 1.2 million, while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is currently around half its usual pace. Among nearby documentary and crime channels, Unseen recorded a similar weekly view total; Catching Killers had a quieter week. For True Lives, the most active viewing remains concentrated around Reid's prison interviews and Dopesick Nation's frontline recovery work.

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