Growing Up On Death Row At 17
Imagine you're 17-years old and sentenced to LIFE in prison for a crime that you didn't commit. Bryan Seddens lived that truth for 31 years before unexpectedly being released in May of 2021. For most of that time, Bryan was forced to live amongst Death Row inmates. Now, listen to and follow his long, grueling journey to freedom on Growing Up On Death Row at 17.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 39 - Back To The Drawing Board
It's been a minute between podcasts, but in this conversation, Bryan discusses his recent experiences with work and family and he also shares how a co-worker discovered his past and how…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 38 - Lady Ada
Resident. Nurse. Teacher. Entrepreneur. Ada Taylor, AKA Lady Ada, has been a fixture and role model in the St. Louis community for years. Her main mission in life is to do the things th…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 37 - Demetrius' Day Is Coming
Demetrius Hooker has a great support system - his wife Shnette and their four children. Also, his cousin Dr. Samada Randels. But from a legal support, he has no one working to help him …
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 36 - Help Us Find Makayla and Malayiah Wickerson
Makayla (25) and Malayiah Wickerson (2) have been missing from their Berkeley, MO home since July 28th and we need your help finding them. Please contact us at guodr17.com or on this pa…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 35 - You Can't Pimp My Pain
Molested at 4 years old. In drug rehab at 12. She meets the local drug dealer and becomes involved with him at 14 and was soon married at 15. And as if that wasn't enough, Sheena Eastbu…
Growing Up On Death Row AT 17 - Session 34 - Giving Back Is A Beautiful Thing
Those who have been incarcerated come out of prison knowing that certain members of society are watching them and judging them. But for Bryan Seddens and many of those whom he was rele…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 33 - Sometimes It's Better To Just Walk Away
Spending 31 years in "the coffin" as Bryan Seddens calls it, taught him that there is only so much a person can do. And though he would like to help as many young people as he can stay…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 32 - Our Kids Are On Their Own
Years ago, children knew that when the street light came on no matter what neighborhood they were in, they better be on the porch or in the house - period. It's sad to say but the old s…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 31 - Controlled Movement and Institutionalized Thinking
When your every move and sometimes thoughts are in the hands of others, it can be a humbling thing. In prison, it's called "Controlled Movement" and after spending 31 years incarcerated…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 30 - Re-Writing My Story, My Way
Bryan Seddens is doing something few people get to do - re-writing his story. Because he was locked up at 16 and many people lost track of him while he was incarcerated for 31 years, th…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 29 - Accountability And Accomplishment
You're 48. Your last relationship was 31 years ago at the age of 16. In between that time, you were in prison so you have no idea what to expect, but your time incarcerated has taught …
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 28 - I Needed To Get Some Things Off My Chest
Time in the free world has opened Bryan Seddens' eyes to a lot since his release from prison in May of 2021. One revelation is that loyalty is very rare and it's confusing to him as to …
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 27 - If Only I Had LIstened To Grandma
Bryan Seddens knew he had no business getting into that car and to this day he still can hear his grandmother advising him not to. Yet he got in anyway and that ride took him right to p…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 26 - Two Places At The Same Time
A few things that Christopher Spates acknowledges: He’s not a saint; he’s incapable of being in two places at once and more importantly, he’s not a murderer. But he was convicted and is…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 25 - No Mercy For George, No Mercy For Me
Mercy is defined as "compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm." George Stinney , Jr. was electrocuted in 1944 for a crime that he d…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 24 - Seriously, Why Am I Still Here
John Frost believed so much in his innocence of a homicide, he voluntarily went to the police station for questioning. He never returned home that day. Then after his conviction, John …
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 23 - Why Am I Still Here
No evidence. No fingerprints. No DNA. No eyewitnesses. But after a day and half on trial, John Frost still was convicted of murder. Twenty-three years later with the help of private inv…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 22 - What's In A Color
For years, Bryan Seddens thought by representing the color red and all that it stood for, that he was doing the right thing. But having spent 31 years and not received one call, one let…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 21 - Interview with Jacque Bryant
Unlike what you see in the movies and on television, many of the facilities in the Missouri Department of Corrections system are staffed by women, not men. Jacque Bryant spent three yea…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 20 - The Making Of A Book
From the beginning of this podcast venture, Bryan Seddens knew that what he had to share with parents and their children is powerful. He also knows that there is more to be told and tha…