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Kurtis, Bill was born on September 21, 1940 in Pensacola, Florida, United States. Son of William A. and Wilma Mary (Horton) Kurtis.
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Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice by Kurtis, Bill (2007) Paperback
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The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice
( Bill Kurtis, anchor of the wildly popular true-crime TV...)
Bill Kurtis, anchor of the wildly popular true-crime TV series Cold Case Files and American Justice, used to support the death penalty. But after observing the machinations of the justice system for thirty years, he came to a stunning realization that changed his life: Capital punishment is wrong. There can be no real justice in America until it is abolished. In The Death Penalty on Trial, Kurtis takes readers on his most remarkable investigative journey yet. Together, we revisit murder scenes, study the evidence, and explore the tactical decisions made before and during trials that send innocent people to death row. We examine the eight main reasons why the wrong people are condemned to death, including overzealous and dishonest prosecutors, corrupt policemen, unreliable witnesses and expert witnesses, incompetent defense attorneys, bias judges, and jailhouse informants. We see why the new jewel of forensic science, DNA, is revealing more than innocence and guilt, opening a window into the criminal justice system that could touch off a revolution of reform. Ultimately we come to a remarkable conclusion: The possibility for error in our justice system is simply too great to allow the death penalty to stand as our ultimate punishment.
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Bill Kurtis
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Bill Kurtis, American broadcast journalist. Recipient Chicago Area Emmy for reporting Chicago conspiracy trial, 1970, Saigon fall, 1976, Belfast investigation, 1976; National Emmy for documentaries on Agent Orange (Overseas Press Club award 1976), fall of Saigon, 1980, Amer-Asian Children; Peabody award for Columbia Broadcasting System Reports The Plane That Fell From the Sky.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University Kansas, 1962. Juris Doctor, Washburn University, 1966.
Career
News reporter Station WBBM-television-television, Chicago, 1966-1970, anchorman, reporter, 1985—1991. Correspondent Columbia Broadcasting System News, Los Angeles, 1970-1973. Co-anchor Columbia Broadcasting System Morning News, 1982-1985.
Host, producer Investigative Reports A&E television Network, New York City, 1991—2004, producer Cold Case Files, since 2002.
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book
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The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice
( Bill Kurtis, anchor of the wildly popular true-crime TV...)
- Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice by Kurtis, Bill (2007) Paperback
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The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice
Membership
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1962-1963. Member American Bar Association, Sigma Delta Chi.
Connections
Married Helen M., July 7, 1963 (deceased 1977). Children: Mary Kristin, Scott Erik (deceased July 19, 2009).
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American
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Recipient Chicago Area Emmy for reporting Chicago conspiracy trial, 1970, Saigon fall, 1976, Belfast investigation, 1976. National Emmy for documentaries on Agent Orange (Overseas Press Club award 1976), fall of Saigon, 1980, Amer-Asian Children. Peabody award for Columbia Broadcasting System Reports The Plane That Fell From the Sky.Recipient Chicago Area Emmy for reporting Chicago conspiracy trial, 1970, Saigon fall, 1976, Belfast investigation, 1976. National Emmy for documentaries on Agent Orange (Overseas Press Club award 1976), fall of Saigon, 1980, Amer-Asian Children. Peabody award for Columbia Broadcasting System Reports The Plane That Fell From the Sky.