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 19 - Ladies First
It's been said that beside every good man is a good woman. And most times because the woman is juggling being a mate, a mother and having a career, it's sometimes hard for them to find …
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 18 - Mr. Seddens Goes To Jeff City
Bryan Seddens had a goal and a dream to one day let Missouri senators and representatives know just what their Department of Corrections had done to him, especially because he served ti…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 17 - Still Adjusting
One thing that Bryan Seddens does not shy away from is the fact that every day is an adjustment for him. After spending 31 years in prison for a crime that he didn't commit, he has had …
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 16 - Interview with Christopher and Kira Dunn
Thirty plus years incarcerated. Twelve plus years of appeals. And after all of that, a judge rules that you should no longer be there, but because a law specifically states "on death ro…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 15 - Murder Was The Case - Part 1 with George Williams
After numerous failed trips before the parole board, George Williams finally was released from Missouri State Prison in November of 2021. Originally serving a 25-year sentence for robbi…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 14 - Interview with Joe Amrine and Elyse Max
Joe Amrine already was facing 55 years when he was wrongly convicted of killing an inmate in 1985 and then was sentenced to death. After three different trials, Joe finally was exonerat…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 13 - To Much Is Given, Much Is Required
Similar environments landed Bryan Seddens and Michael McRoberts in the same place - prison. The exception is one was convicted and sentenced for a crime that he didn't commit, while the…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 12 - The Masegians
In past sessions, the focus has been on how lowdown and dirty guards and prison officials are/were. But during his stint in the Southeast Correctional Center in Charleston, Mo. , Bryan…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 11 - Interview w_Lori Curry
Inhumane conditions in prison have become a norm especially in Missouri. Family members seldom speak out for fear of retaliation against their incarcerated loved ones. However, the Miss…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 10 - Family Betrayal
Once the prison doors slammed shut on Bryan Seddens at 17, it also slammed shut the door on his connections to family members. He would call relatives on special occasions but had the f…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 9 - Why Has The System Failed Me
The doors to freedom opened for Bryan Seddens in May of 2021. But because the last 31 years of his life had passed him by due to being incarcerated, there was a lot that he simply didn’…
Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 8 - The Real Life
Life is precious. Life is fleeting. Life is what one makes of it. And if you put yourself in a situation where jail/prison is your reality, the life that you could have had, is gone. T…
Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 7 - Operation Booty Call
Prison is a lonely place and a world unto itself. What applies in the free world, is the opposite inside. And what normally is unappealing and uninviting, over time may cause your views…
Growing Up On Death Row At 17 - Session 6 - Al Capone
Friend. Ally. Protector. Loyal. Obedient. These are words we look for in ones closest to us. Sometimes you find it, sometimes you don’t. Bryan Seddens didn’t know he could find such att…
Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 5 - CJ
He was alone. She had recently lost her fiancee. Neither was necessarily looking for the other, but the chance to help her load a heavy box into her truck allowed them to officially mee…
Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 4 - LGBTQIA on the Yard
It is normal to yearn for love and affection, but prison is the last place where one looks to fulfill those needs especially surrounded by only men. However, when certain members of the…
Growing Up On Death Row at 17 - Session 3 - The Guards
The word guard makes one think of protection and safety but if you’re in the corrections system, you learn it’s anything but. You’re about to be released from prison soon, looking forwa…
Growing Up on Death Row at 17 - Session 2 - Adjusting
Freedom wasn't an easy transition for co-host Bryan Seddens and at times he wondered if it's what he wanted. In prison, your every move is planned for you from the time you wake up unti…
The Raw Open Session 1
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 …