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The execution. what did you see, what happened, josh? >> it was very difficult to watch. it started about 12 hours ago actually. they led mr. dennis mcguire into the chamber. they laid him down. before they administered the drugs, they asked if he had any last words. he apologized to the family. he told his son and daughter and his son's wife that he loved them all and he said, "i'm going to heaven. i'll see you there when you come." they administered the drugs and within minutes, he said, i love you very loudly. about five minutes went by and he didn't move. there was no sound, no one said an...

And then suddenly about five minutes later he began to convulse intermittently, clearly gasping. sort of like a loud snore, struggling to breathe. it's unclear how aware he was of the situation. that went on for about ten minutes. his family cried loudly. at one point, one of them said, how can this take so long? meanwhile, the victim's family, the family of the pregnant woman he murdered 25 years ago, they said nothing. they watched silently. the whole thing took about 20 minutes before the warden finally directed the prison physician to come in, took about three minutes spent trying to gathe...