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Gilberts fiancee. >> weve been together four years. its just something that happened. i didnt set out for it to happen. it just did. >> the alabama department of corrections denied a request to interview gilbert, but angel told us the story of how she first became involved with gilbert shortly after seeing him on "lockup." angel had initially contacted another holman inmate featured on the series, sherman moore, who held the job of prison barber. it was moore who acted as match-maker. >> wrote t...

You know, this is the penitentiary. youve got to stand tall, ten toes down? you know what i mean? you cant take no losses? you know what i mean? its the wrong place to be a bitch? you feeling me? its the pressure? you feeling me? you get killed for stealing on the streets, so why not in prison? >> as wright continued his tirade, staff became concerned it would lead to a fight and sanctioned wright for taking matters into his own hands. he was transferred to administrative segregation in the cust...

>> people make mistakes, some people more than others, but i know his heart, and hes a good person. coming up, the former "lockup" inmate who went from head-banger to professional wrestler. >> of msnbc "lockup" fame. have some respect. >> and later, the woman determined to tame bobby way gilberts wild heart. >> i saw more than the crazed psychopath. i saw past that.

New girlfriend, beth hendrickson, and the most surprising change is how his appearances on "lockup" have made him a sensation. >> look on the internet, type up "tattooed eyes," find out who pops up. i do. since ive gotten out of prison, i see somebody every single day, at least two or three times a day that have asked me about my eyes. >> yeah, look at his eyes. >> red eyes, man. >> thats cool. >> theyre tattooed. >> theyre what? >> theyre tattooed. >> eyeballs? oh, cool. >> yeah, see? >> wicked...

>> i didnt want to see him die, and so i left. i didnt want to hear anything else about it, i didnt want to see it. i was just ready to go back to my family. >> but later that evening, just three hours before he would walk into the execution chamber, wrinkles would talk to one last person outside the prison walls. he placed a phone call to "lockup" field producer susan carney. >> i stayed in touch with eric after we finished our "extended stay" shoot because we decided we were going to document ...

You want to think [ bleep ] its funny funny about some [ bleep ] face. >> another ex-inmate attempts to harness the rage he felt behind bars to build a new career inside the ropes. and for one young woman, life after "lockup" means coming to terms with the devastating childhood memory of witnessing her father murder her mother. >> and i was saying, "please, dont kill mom," and she was laying in the hallway and blood was coming out of her mouth. >> and now for the first time, she will watch the v...

>> but angel wasnt the only woman who has seen gilbert on "lockup," as she is often reminded when she searches his name on the internet. they come out of the woodwork, you know. these women come out of the woodwork, of all ages. just, im in love with you. im going to, you know, i want to have your love child, i want to marry you. [ laughter ] "i have found a new love. his name is bobby ray gilbert. his friends call him snake. he makes me laugh. he makes me feel good. he says the sweetest things....

>> so, i responded to his letter. it says, "eric, i dont have problems, you do. you put yourself on death row. you killed mom, tony and natalie and had no remorse. they meant the most to me and you took them away. i will never forgive you for taking my family and neither will they. this will be the last time i ever talk to you." >> but years later, lindsay would change her mind. coming up, lindsays final visit with her father, the day before his execution. >> about an hour or so left. i just wan...

Corrections denied a request to interview gilbert, but angel told us the story of how she first became involved with gilbert shortly after seeing him on "lockup." angel had initially contacted another holman inmate featured on the series, sherman moore, who held the job of prison barber. it was moore who acted as match-maker. >> wrote to sherman and developed a friendship with sherman. >> its like you pulled a flattop fade out of your head? >> is that what you want? >> but i also saw the segment...

His anger erupt again. [ bleep ] >> five minutes trying to do it the right way! im going to show you what im made of! >> but gilbert proved to be more than just a violent man. he also showed us a thoughtful, creative side. in the last interview we did with gilbert, he seemed resigned to his fate of spending the rest of his life most likely alone in a small cell. >> at this point, you just look back and realize that the best part of its over with anyway. >> but five years later, we would discover...