In 1984, Alton Coleman and Debra Brown went on a crime spree that left many injured and dead. In their trials and appeals, the same question kept being asked. Is an abusive childhood enough of a mitigating factor to keep Coleman and Brown out of the death chamber. Tickets to the live show available starting Dec 16 at panicfilmfest.com Research by Haley Gray Edited by Gray Multimedia Music by Scott Buckley Cover Art by Lars Hacking Thank you to our sponsor: Away! For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel.com/CRIMELINES and use promo code CRIMELINES during checkout! Show recommendation of the week - THE BOX OF ODDITIES. Download the Himalaya app or go to https://www.himalaya.com/BOO and enter promo code BOX at checkout to get 30 days of premium content, FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices