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S4C/BBC Documentary Reexamines Florida Death-Row Case Through Welsh Pen Pal

The film spotlights a two‑decade correspondence with Roderick Orme set against the pain voiced by Lisa Redd’s sister.

Overview

  • Roderick Orme raped, beat and strangled 34-year-old nurse Lisa Redd in a Panama City motel in March 1992 and was convicted the following year.
  • After resentencings in 2007 and 2017 tied to sentencing standards, Orme received a third death sentence in March 2022 and remains on Florida’s death row.
  • At the 2022 hearing, he waived mitigating evidence and told the court he would accept execution in the hope of giving the family peace.
  • Redd’s sister, Carol Atwell, recalls Orme stalking them and saying, “If I can’t have her, no one can,” and she says she intends to be present at his execution.
  • My Friend on Death Row features Welsh cameraman Rhys Williams’ 20-year correspondence with Orme and airs Tuesday, March 10, on S4C, with streaming on BBC iPlayer and S4C Clic.