At 6:00 a.m. inside the Huntsville death house, I begged the warden: “Let me hold her one last time.” Hours before my execution, the glass was removed. But when my 8-year-old hugged me, she didn’t weep. She leaned in and whispered a chilling secret. My blood ran cold, my chains rattling as I gasped, “Are you certain?” In that fleeting second, I realized my lethal injection wasn’t the end
Through the thick glass, the veteran guards expected a tearful goodbye. Instead, they saw Gavin Cole’s face drain of all color. The heavy metal chains rattled violently against the steel table as he fell to his knees, clutching his daughter’s small shoulders. “Chloe,” he gasped, his voice a fractured, trembling whisper. “Are you… are you…