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'Beyond Reasonable Doubt' Re-Visits Both Sides Of Troy Davis Case

April 27, 2016 6:18 PM |Updated: August 14, 2020 12:50 AM

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Celeste Headlee and
Sean Powers

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In 2011, Georgia executed Troy Davis, a death row inmate convicted of killing a Savannah police officer. The case sparked international interest. Leaders including former President Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI, and former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr spoke out against the execution. A play at the Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta presents both sides of the Troy Davis case. It's called "Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project." Playwright Lee Nowell explains why she wanted to tell this story.

"I gave equal validity to anyone's emotion that they had about the case, and I believe people suffered because of the case regardless of which side they were on." - Playwright Lee Nowell

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011.

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011. / GPB News

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011.

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011. / GPB News

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011.

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011. / GPB News

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011.

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011. / GPB News

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011.

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011. / GPB News

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011.

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011. / GPB News

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011.

The scene outside the Troy Davis execution in 2011. / GPB News

About the authors

Celeste Headlee

Host - On Second Thought

Celeste Headlee is an award-winning journalist who previously hosted GPB Radio’s “On Second Thought,” radio program. She has appeared on NPR, PBS World, CNN, BBC and other networks and began working as a public radio journalist in 1999.

Sean Powers

Director of Podcasting

Sean Powers was Georgia Public Broadcasting's first director of podcasting. He joined GPB in 2014 as a producer/reporter with On Second Thought, and remained with the program until 2018.

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