Episode
20/20: The Perfect Liar
Overview
James Dailey, who is on death row for the 1985 murder of Shelly Boggio, said Paul Skalnik's lies helped convict him. One of the prosecutors in the case says Dailey received "an appropriate sentence."
Details
- Series
- 20/20
- Season
- Season 44
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2020-10-23
- Runtime
- 82 min
Episode context
The Perfect Liar is Episode 2 in Season 44 of 20/20. It aired on 2020-10-23. The runtime is 82 min.
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