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

that expression immediately. It belonged to a man who had been buried alive while everyone around him simply walked past carrying shovels.

Within two hours, Iris stood in the basement records room of her former law firm, hauling the large, dust covered boxes from the Cole murder case onto a table.

As she began reading through the transcripts, the details continue reading …