Declared Competent: David Lewis

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I Am A Killer

Crime+Investigation

12 episodes

8 months ago

In association with Netflix, Crime+Investigation's series I Am a Killer gives a fascinating and in-depth insight into the stories of prisoners on death row in America, awaiting their fate.

In this podcast we hear from producers Tom Adams and Danny Tipping on what it was like to make this powerful true crime documentary series.

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In association with Netflix, Crime+Investigation's series I Am a Killer gives a fascinating and in-depth insight into the stories of prisoners on death row in America, awaiting their fate.

In this podcast we hear from producers Tom Adams and Danny Tipping on what it was like to make this powerful true crime documentary series.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Declared Competent: David Lewis

I Am A Killer

11 minutes 33 seconds

7 years ago

Declared Competent: David Lewis

Ep 5. In 1986, while undertaking the burglary of a house, David Lewis was surprised by the return of the homeowner, 74-year-old Myrtle Ruby, fired a gun and shot her dead. US Federal law prohibits States from executing the mentally disabled, which is defined as somebody with an IQ score of below 70. David Lewis’ IQ score has been officially recorded at ‘between 71 and 85’ meaning he is classified as “borderline” mentally impaired. His defence argued alternative testing methods declared his IQ was lower than 70.

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