Thomas Martin Thompson, better known as Tommy Thompson, was executed in San Quentin State Prison on a muggy July evening in 1988. He was convicted of the rape and murder of Ginger Fleischli, an outgoing and kindhearted woman, after a night of drinking and smoking hashish. Although we will never know for certain what Thompson's role was in her death, it seems at least possible that he was innocent of these crimes. More likely, his roommate, Fleischli's ex-boyfriend, was responsible for the attack. Although Thompson could have been involved, he maintained his innocence until he was put to death. Host Matt Ralston talks to his co-host William Noguera, who knew Thompson, having served time with him on Death Row, where he still resides.

In Part II of their discussion on William Bonin, Matt and Bill break down his last day on earth, although he has been seen roaming the prison halls, after he was executed.

William Bonin was known as the Freeway Killer, because he would dump his victims from his van on the sides of highways. This man was truly a monster, and even those who don't support the death penalty didn't especially mind when he was executed. That fateful day was February 23, 1996. He was given a lethal injection on San Quentin Prison's Death Row. Bill discusses his feelings on serial killers like this with co-host Matt Ralston.

David Edwin Mason killed the elderly, often robbing them of paltry amounts of money. He also killed his elderly male lover who purposefully gave him a sexually transmitted disease. Mason was suicidal from a young age, probably because he was physically abused by his religious fundamentalist parents, and once tried to kill himself by self-immolation. He was executed by gas in San Quentin State Prison in January of 1994. Bill tells Matt about his observations of David Mason, having served on death row with for several years.

Robert Alton Harris was executed on San Quentin Prison's death row on April 21, 1992. He killed two teenage boys named John Mayeski and Michael Baker, apparently so he could steal their car to rob a bank. He was arrested almost immediately, as he was an incompetent buffoon whose final words were a quote from a Bill and Ted movie. Matt and Bill try to understand what made this guy tick, if anything. His case made national headlines as he was the first person executed in California in many years, and because he was seemingly always smiling, and unremorseful for his crimes.

On June 2, 1979, Marcelino Ramos executed a young woman in the walk-in refrigerator of the Taco Bell where he worked. The last words she heard were "Say your prayers." Ramos was rotund, slow, and self-loathing. Bill explains how Ramos didn't fare well on death row. Eventually he met his demise in a very strange manner, as he was convinced that a supernatural being was sucking the life out of him.

Tim Russell was sentenced to death for the 1997 killing of two innocent sheriff's deputies. He was an abusive drug addict and general lowlife, yet he had also expressed remorse for his crimes. Bill tells the story of how Russell met his unfortunate demise. Not by lethal injection or the gas chamber, but something much more sinister, and otherworldly.

Richard Ramirez was an unkempt rapist and murderer who nobody liked, besides a few other serial killers. Bill recounts his experiences in dealing with Ramirez, while Matt is pretty disturbed by the whole thing.

Hosts Matt Ralston and William Noguera introduce the show. In the following episodes they'll talk about killers. This one will give you your bearings..