ITV has documented Linda Carty’s statement on its new documentary titled “British Grandma on Death Row”. It airs on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 9 pm.
Linda Carty is a former school teacher who is on death row in Texas. She was blamed for murdering her neighbor Joana Rodriguez in the year 2001.
Following the year, the woman was also accused of plotting to steal the victim’s newborn son, alongside three other men.
Recently, Cartry appeared in a new ITV documentary hosted by Susanna Reid. In the show, she insisted that she had nothing to do with the crime.
Where Is Linda Carty Now?
Linda Carty is currently held at the Mountain View Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
She was sentenced to death for murder and abduction in 2005. This means she has spent the last 21 years as the only British behind the bars.
According to Radiotimes, Carty has been living in the unit which contains female death rows. She is still seeking execution after twenty years.
Carty is the only British citizen on death row in the United States. If executed she would be the first British female to be put to death.
Despite substantial evidence against her, Linda has been pleading with her innocence. However, has never been able to achieve “No Guilty” status.
ITV: British Woman Linda Carty On Death Row Shown In A New Documentary
Linda Carty has been part of a new ITV documentary titled British Grandma On Death Row, presented by Susanna Reid.
While filming the documentary, Carty has insisted that she had nothing to do with the crime. In fact, was framed by her co-defendants.
When asked by Reid, Cart had immediately replied: “I don’t know for sure because I wasn’t there.”
“But I can truthfully say, and I can truthfully look you in the eye, and tell you that I had nothing to do with this crime.”
In the documentary, Reid also explains that Linda was unaware that Joana had already had her baby four days earlier. She was then suffocated to death.
Meanwhile, prosecutors have claimed that Carty was too desperate for having a baby. Then she sought to kidnap Joana and keep the baby herself.
The ITV documentary featuring Carty will show the validity of her witness as well. It will air on ITV on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 9 pm.
Linda Carty Age & Wikipedia Biography
Linda Carty is currently 63 years of age. She was born as “Linda Anita Carty” on the 5th of October, 1958.
She holds British citizenship, having been born in St. Kitts to Anguillan parents. She had immigrated to the USA in the year 1982.
According to her Wikipedia bio, Carty was employed as a primary school teacher. She studied pharmacology at the University of Houston.
Details On Linda Carty’s Family Members
Linda Carty had been married to Jose Corona. However, the couple was separated in early May 2001.
On the day before the murder, Linda had informed her husband about her pregnancy. However, later it was testified that she was not pregnant.