Cell 2455; Death Row.
Caryl Chessman
ISBN 10: 0837116317 ISBN 13: 9780837116310
Published by Greenwood Pub Group, 1969
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Synopsis:
Caryl Chessman records his life as a criminal and asks for clemency in this 1954 document, produced in his cell on Death Row
About the Author:
Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 – May 2, 1960) was the man convicted for supposedly being the "Red Light Bandit," who was known for robbing women in their cars and sometimes forcing them to perform sex acts. Chessman was given the death penalty in 1948 and executed in 1960, but he claimed his innocence, and argued this convincingly, until the end. His case attracted world-wide attention and as a result he became the first cause célèbre of the movement to ban capital punishment.
Joseph Longstreth, Caryl Chessman's literary agent, made this and Chessman's other books possible.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Cell 2455; Death Row.
Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group
Publication Date: 1969
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket