Tod in Texas (2011)

Tod in Texas: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Werner Herzog, Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall. Conversations with death row inmate Michael Perry and those affected by his crime serve as an examination of why people – and the state – kill.

“I have seen many Herzog films: Encounters at the End of the World, Rescue Dawn, Grizzley Man, and Aguirre: The Wrath of God, just to name a few. I have always been fascinated with his work. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHerzog documentaries are notable for using locals instead of professionals to give it a ring of truth. It makes for a more interesting story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film was made 8 days before Michael Perry, a man on death row convicted of murdering Sandra Stotler, a fifty-year-old nurse, was to be executed. He was suspected, but never charged, in two other murders which occurred in Conroe, Texas, with his accomplice Jason Burkett. Perry was convicted eight years earlier of the October 2001 murder, apparently committed in order to steal a car for a joyride. Perry denies that he was responsible for the killings, blaming Burkett (also appearing in the film) who was convicted of the other two murders. Burkett, who received a lesser life sentence for his involvement, likewise blames Perry.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe tales of all involved, especially the inmateu0026#39;s father, and the warden, were fascinating.”