The Death Bringer: In The Executioner's Shadow | Free Documentary 

This is a very thoughtful and thought-provoking documentary. It’s not asking us to choose one way or the other. It tells the story of people who are affected. In the Executioner's Shadow casts a penetrating look at the consequences of the death penalty through three powerful stories - a former state executioner who comes within days of executing an innocent person; a Boston Marathon bombing victim who struggles to decide what justice really means; and the parents of a murder victim who choose to fight for the life of their daughter's killer. As the battle over capital punishment continues, this provocative film challenges viewers to question their deepest beliefs about the meaning of justice. It’s really good.

The Boston Marathon bomber was seen on security camera video purposely placing his bomb behind the 8-year-old boy who was murdered. You have to be one twisted and depraved person to purposely place a bomb behind a child! In my opinion, that's a case that completely justifies the death penalty.

The real crime is Philly police taking 20 minutes to respond to someone being attacked

The blurred footage throughout is fantastic.....

The only thing to complain about is the amount of time between the death sentence & death.

A 19 year old mother of three. Good grief.

The rape and murder victim's mom has such a beautiful heart, you know she touches me when she tells about her telephonic conversations with the perpetrator's mom, much love from South Africa

I don't understand why they string murder victims families for 25 years like that. They should be asked at trial, and they should be contacted the year the execution is granted and asked if they still feel the same.

why should someone wrongly imprisoned be "pardoned"? you dont pardon an innocent person.

The parent Vicki is wrong. She does not want her daughters murderer put to death .which is fair enough, but now she advocates to get rid of the death penalty in other states it's wrong because her choice for her murderer is her choice and people respect it but others will want the death penalty so she should respect their choices and not get rid of the death penalty

I wouldn’t want his job. What a depressing career.

This is a very important issue well worth watching. Thanks for uploading it.

13:05 Before you feel too sorry for Rainey Bethea, he was convicted of breaking into a woman's house, raping and killing her. And "Many thought Bethea was innocent."? He confessed, TWICE, and left his ring at the crime scene.

I'll try again and say, This is a very important video well worth watching.......

All the cops did was KNOCK on the DOOR??? Disgraceful.

What drives a person to kill another person in the first place? What is in their heads? Ive never even had a inkling of going that far

I don't think cold blooded killers are worth 6 figures of my tax dollars to deny them a life... I think that's absolutely crazy when you have people struggling to heat their homes.

Why censor some parts of the video?

40:55 So shocking... the woman who had her legs blown off thinks justice should be carried out, while the ones who didn't get their legs blown off are wondering if they should post to facebook about how hard they've had it worrying over the bomber's feelings and if they should do a tiktok dance with their non-blown-off legs to post about it.

This was an excellent video. Thought-provoking and effective if your mind is open enough to accept differing opinions and realize that yes or no is not always an easy conclusion.

The man who build the electrocution equipment @17:22 had a documentary made featuring him. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter. I had to do a double take when I saw his name on the machine.

It's crazy to think America will become without death penalty.

The Philly Police just left when the door was locked, after recieving a call of a woman screaming for help. 🤢 Sad

The death penalty should never be ended

Exposing him as an executioner after being sentenced was a cruel trick. Surely, being an executioner sent to prison is a lot worse than being an ex cop or an ex prison guard going in. Not only is he an ex guard, but he's one of the ones who k*lls them too. That must have been some really hard time to do.

The 1st gentleman has been in another doc Ok I’ve seen this one before It’s been reloaded up ( posting time ) Still it reminds us we’re human & that we have Live with our decisions

Courts only care about the color green. Like a conveyer belt, charge up, plea down and pay pay pay. Many many plea even if innocent because they know they don't stand a chance in the system.

It blows my mind that this country is still doing executions even after learning that there’s at least one innocent man put to death out of every ten executions. I feel like if we can’t be 100% sure that someone is guilty or not then we shouldn’t be executing anyone. I can’t even begin to imagine how it must feel being strapped down about to be executed knowing that you’re innocent.

Great documentary… BUT AN EYE FOR AN EYE SIMPLE AS THAT IN MY OPINION…

When I was Corrections, I was on patrol. If an inmate was caught going over or through the fence it was my duty to stop him. It was my duty to protect the public by lethal force if necessary. I remember having to give commands and then rack a round to inmate threatening to climb a fence. I cried all the way home and talked to my Mom. She said, "Blessed are the peace keepers." After that I no longer had an issue with doing my duty of possibly having to take a life. I was ensuring that the public was safe and that no further damage or innocent lives were taken by an escaped inmate. Nor will I have an issue protecting myself should someone try to take my life. An eye for an eye.

I am an ex con completely reformed criminal recovered heroin addict on 9 yr sobriety. I never did horrible things. But I witnessed how corrupt our justice system is

Mite as well just blur the whole dam video..........this is getting ridiculous

We have the death penalty and they want it so we use it. That's how I have always seen this.

Eye for an Eye.

Thank you for sharing

Why are some scenes shaded out ?!

Utter joke to have this on here if youtube feel grown adults watching this need to be protected from seeing it, how pathetic! Censorship in the US is half the reason the country has gone to $hit. Hiding from truths, ignoring reality how incredibly immature! Gave up watching it, perhaps it'd be better as a podcast!

Live by the law of the land. Simple!

Thanks,

So according to the doc, he executed 6 people who were innocent. "for every 10 prisoners 1 is innocent" "he executed 62 people"

Ask yourself if someone was rapping and killing small children and one was your child what would you want as a parent of a 6 year old let’s say

How come the police was called and came but they still found Shannons dead body the next morning? Police didn’t do their job correctly

My mother use to say...an eye for an eye...

Ooh, Metal band-name AND title of first release: Death Bringer, "The Executioner's Shadow"!

I will tell you - as a former inmate (relatively short stay mind - only 10 years) - a life sentence is a slow torturous death...you have to watch your friends, loved ones and EVERYONE you ever knew - live, die and move on. That rips the very SOUL from your body. And thats a pain you have to live with for the rest of your life. Whether you get the chair - or 3 hots and a cot - you're dead either way. Easy to forget that the men and women have serve those sentences day-by-day. Dont be a killer - on the streets or in a robe.....

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Eye for an eye is the only way why should they survive for taking an innocent life?

gotta give it to vicky and sil, after all they went through and yet they chose forgiveness, my respects to those parents

Good documentary

Boy that would be tough to keep being the Chief Executioner a secret from everyone close to you… especially when the bonus check of $5000 arrives in the mail and in the memo space it says For Chief Prison Executioner Duties Performed

Only 1460? Gotta get those numbers up!

Astonishing humans in this documentary. Wisdom far past the system that fails more than it saves or punishes.

You start blurring stuff out and I'm gone.

Karen is absolutely milking her injury from the Boston Marathon Bombings, she got a poor leg whilst her friends lost limbs.

"When you can't stand on your principles when it is difficult, then they are not your principles" I disagree with them on saving the life of that guy, but I respect them for it.

I sympathise with the victims that want the death penalty and don't. I just hope I'm personally not in that position

Rest in peace Jerry givens!

RICHARD GLOSSIP in Oklahoma is an ongoing disturbing case.

28:55 I dont know what Joe did or why he was on death row, but people should acknowledge he also saved a life (or at least helped). That of Earl. i see lots of hate in the comments. But just like Jerry, maybe some need to be wronged by the justice system to understand that on death row and in prison, there is still a good chance to have innocent people. You cannot undo an execution.

Whats that Earl saying? Cant hear a word of english

Not a innocent person but a guilty person yeah wow this is something else this program😮

ask the victims love ones & families to get a different point of view.

Great documentary! But did anyone else notice that the sign for the Boston bombing victims was spelled wrong. It said “we will never FOGOT them” unless that is a Boston saying.

Justice is not an easy goin task and we all need it !!! There must be a strong reason to think twice before somebody do the worst things , despite the most worst happens in affected ways .... ! It's hard,but consequences are important for a functional society and isnt for good to get out of a balance ! I wish we have a other world without things like that, cause what a wonderful could it be etc, but also hard work - unfortunately... !! 🤞🤞🤞🍀🍀🍀🌐♾️

So a neighbor calls cause someone is screaming for help, and the cops get there and DON'T make entry!? Wtf? And people wonder why people want to live in the rural areas. A 20 minute wait in an emergency? I can't fathom that, it's completely inexcusable.

Extraordinary documentary!

Which is worse *solitary confinement or death penalty?

Most people in the comments with all there angry thoughts Have never contributed half of what The parents of The Schieber half contributed, it’s easy to follow the crowd but hard to stand alone.

woppit up

They should let the victims families decide how it's done and by who!

Rite. If you had to manufacture your own gasoline, you wouldn’t drive a car.

51:20 Aww! Jerry Givens is a good man. It was not his "decision" that a prisoner should be executed -- he was just following orders -- but he is taking it all on his own shoulders. Which is wrong.

I believe only God can give and take life. I do believe there are some crimes that can make people think about it. But I'm against it. I think life in prison is worse. And guilt free

how many people are already wrongly in prison because the police are sloppy in investigating the crime?

Absolutely Scary How Good Folks Lifes Can Be Altered Forever By - Monsters - All da Best Folks.. Swahili.. Waathrika Wote WaPumzike Kwa Amani..

Yeah I remember the choreography no wonder no videos you can't fool all the people all the time.

SEE 46;50 mins The relative's comments- "I don't think it evens the score, I don't think that it teaches anybody anything, I don't believe that it's going to be a deterrent", In spite of her obvious grief, they seem a poor reason to go on and execute, in spite of everything. It could be quite simple; Execution was introduced for murder; yet they're still happening. Then why are they still executing? I'm not talking about Serial or child killers, terrorism, or particularly gruesome cases. Cases where there are plenty of witnesses, war crimes, High Treason. Whenever I see or hear debates about executions [pro or against], someone always asks what about those proved innocent after being executed? There is NEVER an adequate response to this. I have often seen Pro exclusionists silenced, when faced with this question. Why? because there is no justification for a policy which is proven not to be working any more - if ever. I'm glad those two got to meet and reconcile. As he he says, we're NOT in their shoes, and we're not in a position to judge etc. As for response times, it's a sign of the times; for ANY of the Blue Light services. As in other places, it is the UK custom, to keep cutting budgets and resources for these vital services, until a major incident happens, with tragic results and un-necessary loss of life. Blue Light services should be THE priority, whatever the cost.

"The police arrived within 20 minutes and no one answered the door" So they like just left orrrr? Like... when someone is getting attacked and it takes around 20 minutes for police to respond and they just leave if you don't answer the door instead of kicking it in then you know you can't rely on police.

Don't claim documentary when it's censored! I think it's an absolute disrespect to blur out the reality victims lived! The human experience encompasses all events so what exactly are we afraid to look at? The only way to understand and promote change is with transparency and truth of information and at the top of that is THE VISUAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE!!! ***FYI I am aware of RU-vid's ridiculous content policies***

Rest in peace Jerry Givens you are a very brave man it was a depressing job to do.

20 minutes to respond. Why have cops at all?

This old great documentary tho 😞

5 minutes in and dude is reminding me of that one movie with Samuel L Jacksson being interrogation/torture expert for the state

I've seen this docu few times already on different channel. Very good one.

Imagine being innocent on death row

Both sides are right for confirmed offender. Some humans have a bigger heart, are spiritually capable. Thanks to forgiveness we have this current world call it bad or good have to remember have agree to disagree. Forgiveness is a powerful tool for those you can forgive.

"The police arrived within 20 minutes." And yet we are supposed to wait for them to defend us, rather than being able to defend ourselves.

RIP Mr Givens 🕊️

I think all convicted should be made to work in prison and pay almost all of their paychecks to the victims of thier crimes!! But that would cut into the profits of prisons... who like most everything in America now are corporate, for profit, entities!

I don’t think this is a new video…I saw this before. Good show, though

Woman screaming for help being choked to death. 9:47 "The police arrived within 20 minutes." Best unintentional pro firearms ownership commercial ever.

I would say 1st, but i have a life 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

If u don’t want to die don’t do the crime

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Karen doesn't want justice,she wants revenge

You are your first responder, get armed and trained 😮

What a hard decision to have to make 😢

Not every man is cut out for what he was.doing. Vicky and Sil are correct. Some things are worse than death.

It took the police 20 minutes to get to a murder? The man said I heard her screaming for help and then choking noises. They didn't think it was important enough to break in they didn't think it was important enough to hurry to the scene.??? But the next day they want to run up the stairs????? And then there's cop cars surrounding the apartment building for one dead woman? What a bunch of incompetent jokes what an embarrassment. Their job is to protect the public They did not protect and serve! I hope those officers that took 20 minutes to get to that scene closes their eyes every night when they go to sleep and they see her face!

Here down under we don't have the death penalty , some crimes are that evil that death is societies only choice, then again is it not legalised murder on a moral level, am neither pro or against the death penalty in certain circumstances, what I will say is that even if one person who is innocent gets the final call one is 2 many, yes there are cases of people being executed who where later found innocent.