Emilia Carr: Did Florida Sentence the Right Person to Death?

E33 - Emilia Carr: Did Florida Sentence the Right Person to Death?

Published: July 15, 2026

Duration: 46:40


Why was Emilia Carr the youngest woman on death row in America?

When I first received a letter from Emilia Carr in 2010, she was awaiting execution on Florida's death row. Years later, I traveled to Ocala, Florida, reviewed the original case files at the Marion County Sheriff's Office, visited the trailer where Heather Strong was murdered, and listened to hours of unedited interrogation recordings that helped convict Carr.

In this episode, I examine one of the most controversial capital murder cases in recent American history. Using police interviews, undercover recordings, trial records, appellate briefs...