Rose Ann Parker, the daughter of a preacher, grew up in Ontario, California. Drawn to show business, she eventually became involved with Art Boga, a wealthy man who threw frequent parties, attended by the entertainment elite.

For four years, Rose had an on-and-off relationship with Art, which included using drugs with him. In 1986, after learning she was pregnant, Rose decided to break things off for good and get clean.

Things quickly turned bad again when Art showed up and the two went on a drug binge that lasted four days. When Rose's brother tried to intervene, a fight broke out, and Rose, fearing for her life, fatally shot Art in the shoulder.

Rose confessed to the murder and was sentenced to 27 years in prison. After 15 years as a model inmate, she was released in December 2000. She has since returned to her roots and become a religious counsellor and minister.

Celeste Fox grew up in St Augustine, Florida. She was pulled out of school early to help take care of her siblings and, as Celeste tells it, experienced abuse at the hands of her mother.

As an adult, Celeste struggled to make ends meet and became addicted to drugs. Her grandmother tried to help out by giving Celeste a place to live, in exchange for doing odd jobs.

On 2nd June 2001, Celeste and her grandmother had a fight. Celeste claims that after the argument, she went to visit a neighbour and stayed away for the rest of the night, getting high on cocaine.

The following day, Celeste's grandmother was found dead in her home. Celeste quickly became the prime suspect in the murder, after it was determined that she had stolen her grandmother's jewellery for drug money.

She was charged with first-degree murder and given a 25-year prison sentence. Although she pleaded "no contest", Celeste still maintained she was innocent.