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Brits executed abroad as killer gran spends 20yrs on Death Row – like 'madman' murderer
ITV documentary called British Grandma on Death Row with Susanna Reid.In 2002, ex-teacher Carty was found guilty of abuducting and murdering Joana Rodriguez in Texas.Horrified jurors heard how Joana, 25, was kidnapped and killed in 2001 just four days after giving birth to her son, Ray.The woman responsible for Joana’s awful death was found to be her British neighbour, Linda Carty, who was accused of trying to steal the victim’s newborn.She has waited anxiously on death row for 20 years after being sentenced to death by lethal injection.Brit citizen Carty, now 63, is appealing the decision.Speaking to Susanna Reid from Mountain View Unit, a maximum security prison in Texas, Linda said: “If I were guilty of this crime, I would have taken my punishment.“Anyone who knows the system knows Texas does not admit when they are wrong.