Is Texas Sending Melissa Lucio to Die for a Crime That Never Happened?

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Lucio faces execution in April for killing her 2-year-old daughter. Experts say her conviction was based on faulty forensics.


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Is Texas Sending Melissa Lucio to Die for a Crime That Never Happened?

Liliana Segura, Jordan Smith

Lucio faces execution in April for killing her 2-year-old daughter. Experts say her conviction was based on faulty forensics.

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