Webinar: “Why Is Toforest Johnson on Alabama’s Death Row?”

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Starts: March 3, 2026 12:00 pm
Ends: March 3, 2026 1:00 pm

We hope you will join us on Tuesday, March 3, at noon Pacific time, for a Death Penalty Focus webinar: “Why is Toforest Johnson on Alabama’s Death Row?”  

DPF Board Member Dan Kupetz will speak with independent writer and investigative journalist Beth Shelburne, who released a critically-acclaimed 2023 podcast series, “Earwitness,” that investigated the wrongful arrest, conviction, and death sentence of Toforest Johnson in Alabama. 

Independent writer and investigative journalist, Beth Shelburne

Beth Shelburne is an Alabama-based independent writer and investigative journalist covering the intersection of justice and injustice in the Deep South. For 13 years, she’s reported extensively on the crisis in Alabama prisons. She is co-producer of the Academy Award-nominated 2025 HBO documentary The Alabama Solution. She holds a Master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a BA in Mass Communication and Journalism from Auburn University

Dan Kupetz
DPF Board Member, Dan Kupetz

Dan Kupetz is the Head of Entertainment Business and Legal Affairs at the Santa Monica-based management and production company, Range Media Partners. He has over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry, including 15 years as EVP and Head of Business Affairs at CBS Studios. Dan earned his BA in History from UC Berkeley, a Master’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, and a law degree from UCLA School of Law.

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A daughter of Toforest Johnson, Akeriya "Muffin" Terry 

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