Numerous convicts in this country face the death penalty each year for crimes such as capital murder. Many of those individuals are on death row for a valid reason after being convicted by a jury of twelve. Death row inmates and prisoners in general seem to routinely claim their innocence as a way of working the system and prolonging their own miserable lives, after maliciously destroying those of their victims and the victims families. In many cases they also greatly impact the lives of their own families, sometimes leaving spouses and children to fend for themselves.

This movie is based on the story of Louis Castro Perez, who has been a Texas Death Row inmate since 1999 for the murders of Cynda Bars, Stacy Mitchell and Michelle Fulweiler. His devoted sister Delia Perez-Meyer, believes in his innocence and has waged a tireless battle to win his freedom.

As the story begins, Perez himself is being interviewed in prison by an unseen camera crew. His sister is also depicted throughout the movie, explaining the difficulties and hardship she's encountered while attempting to gain her brothers freedom. The film doesn’t document the details of the case, no description of evidence, no discussion with law enforcement officers or prosecutors who worked the crime scene or investigated the case, etc. It’s impossible to look at the facts of the case as a layman and have any opinion of guilt or innocence. Based on the information as presented, everyone who has ever known Perez believes him to be innocent.

My heart goes out to Delia Perez-Meyer for believing in her brothers innocence and having the perseverance in attempting to gain his freedom. She has dedicated her life to this goal. I sympathize for the families of the murder victims, who received no mention at all. As for Louis Castro Perez, his guilt was decided by a jury based partially on the fact that one of the victims had his DNA underneath her fingernails. Although there's a very slim possibility that he's been wrongfully convicted, a couple of comments he made during the interview leads me to believe that he’s exactly where he deserves to be.

This Movie shows the hardship a family with a relative on death row has to go through. It's shown primarily through the eyes of the convicted mans sister. The movie does not show the case. If you want to form a opinion on guilt or innocence you need a source other than this movie.

insightful, great person (Delia Perez-Meyer), story of perseverance, included a broad spectrum of stakeholders (their opinions & thoughts), & opens our understanding of a troubled issue (imagine being wrongfully accused and on death row).

Our legal system is not always right and wrong. There are many, many grey areas; that could change the verdict. The stakes are high for political appointments, but much higher for those that are innocently convicted.

Good documentary about a sister not giving up on her brother serving the death penalty and the effects it has on their family.

I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary!!! Delia Perez-Meyer is truly a wonderful, strong lady who gives so much of herself and her time to not only fight her brother's cause but really for ALL persons and families affected by the death penalty. I recommend this documentary to everyone; few would be disappointed.

I'm conflicted with this one. I can empathize with a family that believes a loved one is innocent, I can understand the need to make him feel supported. But at what cost, how much health and life do sacrifice? I don't know.
I wish that they would have said something supportive to the Victim's families and for Louis to have not say that bit at the end about giving them something by his executed . If he really ends up being executed and says that, it'll cause more hate and pain for the victims loved ones. I can't imagine being in their shoes.
The trivial thing I HATED was the music. I found it an irritating distraction.
What on earth is going on in England????? Found that a surprise. The wedding was a weird, sad,interesting part, maybe because katosha is so young and the dress made her look like a high school girl going to prom. I can't remember if they said how old the tape recorded groom was because she looked no more than 20.
The woman with the dead husband's story? Creepy!! I imagine her house doesn't get many trick or treaters!
I wish for the naive to know many inmates have taken full advantage of many pen pals. The women give up their whole lives and every dime they have to support con artists who lure them in with that charm that is skin deep. I want them to realize that there are many if not most, inmates who ARE guilty and where they should be. And because they are properly convicted and have no visits or letters they DO lure the woman with charm until the hooks are in then come the sad stories about how lonely they are because their family and friends don't visit, how envious he is because someone gives this$$$ for commissary but because he has nobody who cares for him, all he has are dried up liverwurst and overcooked broccoli to eat.it's really sad that nobody loves him enough for him to send money to even get a piece of candy for Christmas.
They often are juggling more than one woman like that, especially if she is very far away and can't visit often. (What else does he have to do?) It is sad if it's true but it is a very old, well practiced way of getting things then using the items as currency (more if they are able to interact with others which might not happen on death row) but never their man, their man is always the wrongly convicted one. It's like jailhouse religious converts. They do it because it works. I really do hope that none of them are being taken for a ride, but it does happen and it happens alot.

More thoughtful and intense than I thought it would be and I was hooked 5 minutes into it.