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Scott Panetti was tried for the capital murder of his parents-in-law on September 8, 1992 in Gillespie County, Texas. He was subsequently sentenced to death on September 22, 1995. Panetti has an extensive history of mental illness, including schizophrenia, manic depression, auditory hallucinations and paranoia. Panetti was hospitalized, both voluntarily and involuntarily for mental illness fourteen times in six different hospitals before his arrest for capital murder in 1992. Following his conviction, Panetti’s former wife, and daughter of the victims, Sonja Alvarado, filed a petition stating that Panetti never should have been tried for the crimes as he was suffering from paranoid delusions at the time of the killings.
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Cast & Crew
Phil Donahue
Narrator
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Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti was released on January 1, 2007.
The runtime of Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti is 27m.
Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti is a Documentary movie.
Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti was directed by Emily Kunstler.
The main cast of Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti includes Phil Donahue.
Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti is originally in English.