Behind the Headline

Behind the Headline: The Execution of Billy Ray Irick

Episode Summary

In 1985, a Knoxville family trusted a man they knew to watch their 7-year-old daughter for a short time. That would end in a horrifying crime that called for the death penalty. In this episode of Behind the Headline, we revisit the murder of young Paula Dyer, the decades-long legal fight that followed and the 2018 execution of Billy Ray Irick.