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

to finalize the state’s purchase of the Cole shipping terminals.

Then the massive double doors at the back of the room suddenly opened.

Iris Thorne walked in, clutching her worn legal briefcase in one hand. At her side was Warden Nicholas Beckett, holding a sealed federal document. And following behind them, dressed in a modest dark coat while holding continue reading …