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Chessman’s Death Row Fight and Autobiography Revealed
Daryl Chessman recalls his 1948 conviction for the Red Light Bandit crimes and a death sentence. He describes trial strategy, witnesses, and appeals as he details his six-year battle to stave off execution and his writing of Cell 2455, Death Row.
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Daryl Chessman
Chessman
al Matthews
Los Angeles
Atty
J. Miller Leavy
Red Light
Wen
Ford
State of
California
Cary] Chessman
Los Angeles County
State of California
San Quentin
State Prison
Caryl Chessman
Lethal Aa
Fricke
Ernest R. Perry