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

later, Iris’s phone began ringing. The call came from an encrypted, unlisted number.

“Is this Iris Thorne?” a rough, trembling voice asked from the other end.

“Yes. Who is this?”

“My name is Oscar Miller,” the caller replied, breathing unevenly. “I worked as the landscaper at the Cole estate five years ago. I fled the state the morning after Nora Cole continue reading …