Hours Before His Execution, a Death Row Inmate Asked to See His 8-Year-Old Daughter One Last Time-Then She Whispered Something That Made the Warden Halt the Execution

Part 1: The Six O’Clock Bell

The massive iron gate leading into the segregation block rolled open with a harsh, metallic screech that echoed through the damp cinderblock corridors. The clock above the guard station read exactly 6:00 a.m.

For Gavin Cole, that sound had become the daily rhythm marking his slow, unbearable continue reading …