Clear & Convincing - Episode 31 - State of Texas v. Linda Anita Carty

On May 16, 2001, armed and masked men broke into the apartment shared by Raymundo Cabrera, his wife, Joanna Rodriguez, their newborn son, Ray and Raymundo’s cousin, Rigoberto Cardenas.  The men demanded drugs and money that wasn’t there.  The men bound Raymundo and Rigoberto and covered Raymundo’s eyes with duct tape.  When the men left, they took Joanna and Ray with them.  While Houston Police investigated the home invasion and kidnapping, a neighbor told officers about a strange conversation she’d had the evening before with Linda Carty, a former resident of the complex.  Police contacted Carty, who told an improbable story about lending her vehicles to men she didn’t know.  Carty also told police she knew where the cars might be and led them to both vehicles, which were parked on Van Zandt Street in North Houston.  Ray was found unharmed in a Chevrolet Cavalier owned by Linda Carty’s daughter and Joanna Rodriguez was found in the trunk of a Pontiac Sunfire that had been rented for Carty by her daughter.  In February, 2002, Carty was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.  Carty, who briefly served as an informant for the DEA in the 1990s, claims that she was set up by drug dealers seeking revenge.  We’ll examine the evidence against Carty, her trial and information developed during her post-conviction appeals. We're a live show and calls are welcome.  Our phone number is (347) 989-1171.