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Jeffrey Hale
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ProBetsyBartholetLaw professor & attorney with NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
   SPDC - Southern Prisoners Defense Committee
 SteveBrightDirector of the SPDC.
 BryanStevensonHarvard Law student and a Legal intern with the SPDC.
 Henry One of the condemned inmates.
 WalterMcMillianConvicted of murder and sentenced to death. Aka: Johnny D.
1  Mockingbird Players
 Robert E.Lee KeyMonroe County judge.
 EvaAnsleyBryan's friend.
 WillieTabbOne of the condemned inmates.
 VernonMadisonOne of the condemned inmates.
 JesseMorrisonOne of the condemned inmates.
 HarryNicksOne of the condemned inmates.
 HarperLeeAmerican novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird.
 GregoryPeckAmerican actor.
 AtticusFinchFictional character in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
 Scout Atticus's daughter.
 TomRobinsonThe wrongly accused black defendant in To Kill a Mockingbird.
 Minnie BelleMcMillianWalter's wife.
 KarenKellyWalter's mistress.
 Joe Karen's husband.
   Jim Crow laws - enforced racial segregation in Southern U.S.
 TonyPaceConvicted for violating Alabama's racial integrity laws.
 MaryCoxConvicted for violating Alabama's racial integrity laws.
 JohnTompkinsLawyer believes racial integrity laws are unconstitutional.
 RussellCharleyOne of the murder victims prompted by an interracial romance.
 RondaMorrisonOne of the murder victims.
 MilesJacksonOne of the suspects in Ronda Morrison's murder.
 RickBlairOwner of Jackson Cleaners.
 TomTateMonroe County sheriff.
 RalphMyersKaren's new lover.
 Vickie LynnPittmanOne of the murder victims.
 IsaacDaileyFalsely accused by Myers of committing the Pittman murder.
2  Stand
 CharlesBlissBryan's law school classmate.
 LouridaRuffinOne of the inmates who died in jail.
3  Trials and Tribulation
 SimonBensonABI lead investigator.
 LarryIknerDistrict attorney's investigator.
 MichaelDonaldHate crime victim.
 TedPearsonMonroe County District Attorney.
 BillHooksJailhouse informant.
 EvelynSmithWalter's sister.
 JimmyHunterWalter's mechanic friend.
 ErnestWelchRonda Morrison's uncle.
 JohnEvansOne of the inmates electrocuted at Holman's execution chamber.
 ArthurJonesOne of the inmates electrocuted at Holman's execution chamber.
 RussCananAttorney with the SPDC in Atlanta.
 GeorgeWallaceFormer Governor of Alabama.
 J. L.ChestnutOne of the black criminal lawyers.
 BruceBoyntonOne of the black criminal lawyers.
 Amelia RobinsonBoynton's mother.
 WayneRitterOne of the condemned inmates.
 JesseMorrisonOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 VernonMadisonOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 WillieTabbOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 WillieWilliamsOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 ClaudeRainesOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 GregoryAcresOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 NeilOwensOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 EarlMcGaheeOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 AlbertJeffersonOne of the black men on death row tried by all-white juries.
 JoeDuncanOne of the white condemned prisoners.
 GradyBankheadOne of the white condemned prisoners.
 ColonGuthrieOne of the white condemned prisoners.
 Johnny Walter's son.
 JoeHightowerOne of the witnesses in Walter's trial.
4  The Old Rugged Cross
 MichaelLindseyOne of the white condemned prisoners.
 Horace DunkinsOne of the white condemned prisoners.
 DavidBagwellLindsey's lawyer.
 GuyHuntFormer Governor of Alabama.
 HerbertRichardsonVietnam War veteran. One of the condemned inmates.
 WilliamRehnquistFormer Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.
 Rena Mae One of the casualties in Herbert's bombing.
 MaryLynn One of the casualties in Herbert's bombing.
 Doris Eva and Bryan's receptionist.
 BrendaLewisEva and Bryan's new investigator.
5  Of the Coming of John
 ArmeliaHandWalter's older sister
 Jackie Walter's daughter.
 Johnny One of Walter's son.
 Boot One of Walter's son.
 Giles Walter's nephew.
 SamCrookOne of the condemned inmates.
 DarnellHoustonNew witness in Walter's case.
 TomChapmanThe new Monroe County district attorney. Aka: Tommy.
 TedPearsonFormer district attorney.
6  Surely Doomed
 Charlie A fourteen year old who shot and killed a man.
 George The man Charlie killed. Charlie's mother's boyfriend.
 Mr. and Mrs. JenningsCharlie's benefactor.
7  Justice Denied
 Martin LutherKing Jr.American Christian minister and activist.
 JohnPattersonFormer Governor of Alabama.
 MichaelO'ConnorOne of Brian's new hired lawyer.
 Vic PittmanVickie's father.
 Mozelle One of Vickie's aunts.
 Onzelle One of Vickie's aunts.
 Megan KankaA seven-year-old girl who was raped and murdered.
8  All God's Children
 TrinaGarnettYoungest of twelve children.
 WalterGarnettTrina's father.
 EdithGarnettTrina's mother.
 Lynn One of Trina's sisters.
 Lynda One of Trina's sisters.
 Edy Trina's older sister.
 Francis NewsomeTrina's friend.
 HowardReedDelaware County Circuit Judge.
 Ian ManuelCharged with armed robbery and attempted homicide.
 Debbie BaigreIan's victim.
 Antonio NuñezYoungest person in the U.S. condemned to die in prison.
 José Antonio's brother.
 Juan PerezNuñez's accomplished.
 RoyWrightWrongfully convicted of rape. Sentenced to death in Alabama.
 EugeneWilliamsWrongfully convicted of rape. Sentenced to death in Alabama.
 GeorgeStinneyFourteen-year-old black boy, executed by the State.
  StollCourt judge.
 OlinJohnstonFormer Governor of South Carolina.
9  I'm Here
 BrendaLewisBrian's paralegal and former Montgomery police officer.
 DonValeskaAssistant Attorney General.
 Doug Don's brother and the district attorney in Houston County.
 Thomas B.Norton Jr.The new judge on Walter's case.
 Mrs.WilliamsCommunity representative at the hearing.
 OmarMohabbatOne of the doctors from Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility.
 NormanPoythressOne of the doctors from Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility.
 KamalNagiOne of the doctors from Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility.
 BernardBryantOne of the doctors from Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility.
10  Mitigation
 Avery JenkinsMentally ill man on death row.
 DorotheaDixAmerican advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill.
 Reverend L.DwightSocial reformer and clergyman.
 George DanielMentally ill man on Alabama's death row.
 EdSegerThe doctor who examined George.
 JeffersonDavisThe president of the Confederacy.
11  I'll Fly Away
 RobertRobinsonAfrican American civil rights lawyer. Aka: Robbie.
 RobertVanceFederal appeals court judge.
 Sharon Bryan's receptionist.
 BernardHarcourtBryan's new lawyer.
 Mia Bernard's girlfriend.
 L. B.SullivanPublic Safety Commissioner.
 WaltHarringtonWashington Post journalist.
 PeteEarleyWalt's friend.
 EdBradleyAmerican journalist.
 TomTaylorOne of the new ABI investigators.
 GregColeOne of the new ABI investigators.
 KenNunnellyLawyer from the attorney general's office.
 VáclavHavelThe great Czech leader.
 PamelaBaschabFormer Judge at Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
12  Mother, Mother
 MarshaColbeySentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
 GlenColbeyMarsha's husband.
 Joshua Marsha's youngest son.
  TimothyMarsha's stillborn son.
 DebbieCookMarsha's neighbor.
 KennethLewellenPolice officer.
 KathleenEnsticeForensic pathologist.
 DennisMcNallyState's expert witness.
 WernerSpitzThe doctor who discredited by Enstice's conclusion.
 BridgetLeeCharged with capital murder and wrongfully imprisoned.
 DianeTuckerVictoria's sister.
 VictoriaBanksIntellectually disabled black woman.
 EferniaMcClendonImprisoned after having given birth to stillborn babies.
 DianeJonesWrongly convicted and sentenced to die in prison.
 CharlotteMorrisonSenior attorney at EJI.
 KristenNelsonStaff attorney.
 Marian EdelmanFounder of the Children's Defense Fund.
 John PaulStevensRetired U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
 ElaineJonesFormer director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
13  Recovery
 Randall Dale AdamsAmerican who was wrongfully convicted murder.
 ErrolMorrisAmerican film director primarily of documentaries.
 PeteEarleyAuthor of Circumstantial Evidence.
 RobMcDuffBryan's old friend.
 JohnThompsonOne of the condemned inmates.
 HarryConnick Sr.District attorney.
14  Cruel and Unusual
 MichaelGulleyOne of the boys who robbed Ms. Bruner's house.
 NathanMcCantsOne of the boys who robbed Ms. Bruner's house.
 JoeSullivanOne of the boys who robbed Ms. Bruner's house.
 LenaBrunerRape victim.
 AshleyJonesConvicted of killing two family members.
 EvanMillerAnother teenager condemned to die in prison.
 ColeCannonEvan's neighbor.
15  Broken
 JamesCochranDeath row inmate found not guilty and was freed. Aka: Bo.
 RobertTarverExecuted inmate.
 MariaMorrisonEJI's social worker.
 RandySusskindEJI's deputy director.
 JimmyCallahanOne of the executed inmates.
 DannyBradleyOne of the executed inmates.
 MaxPayneOne of the executed inmates.
 JackTrawickOne of the executed inmates.
 WillieMcNairOne of the executed inmates.
 DavidNelsonOne of the condemned inmates.
 Sandra DayO'ConnorFormer Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S.
 JimmyDillIntellectually disabled condemned inmate.
 PaulFarmerAmerican medical anthropologist and physician.
 RosaParksAmerican activist in the civil rights movement.
 JohnnieCarrPresident of the Montgomery Improvement Association.
 VirginiaDurrAmerican white civil rights activist and lobbyist.
 CliffordDurrVirginia's husband.
16  The Stonecatchers' Song of Sorrow
 PhillipShawSentenced to life imprisonment without parole in Missouri.
 DanteEvansFourteen-year-old child living with abusive father.
 Anthony RayHintonOne of the death row inmates.
 JoshuaCarterOne of the death row inmates.
 RobertCastonOne of the death row inmates.
 CarolKolinchakLawyer at Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana.
 
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