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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Execution Tapes

    "Which Way, L.A.?" takes the night off so we can present "A Public Radio Special Report: The Execution Tapes" from 6:30 to 7:30pm. In the last 25 years, more than 700 convicts have been put to death on behalf of the American people. Yet few citizens fully know how executions take place. That is, until now. It turns out there are recordings of executions, and later we will play portions of them -- including the first national broadcast of an entire execution.

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    By Warren Olney • May 2, 2001 • 1 min read

    "Which Way, L.A.?" takes the night off so we can present "A Public Radio Special Report: The Execution Tapes" from 6:30 to 7:30pm.

    In the last 25 years, more than 700 convicts have been put to death on behalf of the American people. Yet few citizens fully know how executions take place.

    That is, until now.

    It turns out there are recordings of executions, and later we will play portions of them -- including the first national broadcast of an entire execution.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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