Lady in the Death House

Lady in the Death House

Even now I can hear preparations for my execution

NR 1944 · 56 min · ★ 5.7 · Crime, Drama

As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.

Directed by Steve Sekely · Written by Frederick C. Davis

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