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Reconciled with my wife. the reconciliation didn't work. and i hit her. i struck her. she got custody of the children. and pretty much factored me out of the picture. >> then on november 30th, 1997, holton picked up his four children ranging in age from 4 to 12 to take them christmas shopping. instead he shot each one through the heart. >> i miss them, but now i can't say that i feel worse. >> while many file numerous appeals to delay their execution holton dropped all of his. >> i do think that the death penalty is appropriate in some cases. and i've got a low tolerance for someone claiming t...

It wasn't a question of who did it. there's no doubt. i'm not going to sell out. i'm not going to change my views on the death penalty just because i'm facing the death penalty. >> holton was not only ready to face his death sentence, he had chosen to have it carried out in the electric chair, but to his dismay, he had seen his execution date come and go more than once. >> supposed they were serious about executing me last year and supposed they're serious about executing me this year. if the past is any indication, i don't think they're very serious. and that's not bravado. it's more an issue...

Newspaper about his experience. >> three years ago i sat on death row, contemplating my future. you never know what to expect out of life. but death has no exception. i realize that by being on death row how much my life meant to me. the past stays the same. but we as a people, are capable of changing. i think my future is bright. i'm still in court, i'm still fighting my case. i know one day i'll be out. >> but for darrell holton, he is counting on never getting out of prison alive. >> supposedly they were serious about executing me last year, supposedly they're serious about executing me thi...

Death row, contemplating my future. you never know what to expect out of life. but death has no exception. i realize that by being on death row how much my life meant to me. the past stays the same. but we as a people, are capable of changing. i think my future is bright. i'm still fighting my case. i know one day i'll be out. >> but for darrell holton, he is counting on never getting out of prison alive. >> supposedly they were serious about executing me last year, supposedly they're serious about executing me this year. if the past is any indication, i don't think they're very serious. and t...

Writes articles for the prison newspaper about his experience. >> three years ago i sat on death row, contemplating my future. you never know what to expect out of life. but death has no exception. i realize that by being on death row how much my life meant to me. the past stays the same. but we as a people, are capable of changing. i think my future is bright. i'm still fighting my case. i know one day i'll be out. >> but for darrell holton, he is counting on never getting out of prison alive. >> supposedly they were serious about executing me last year, supposedly they're serious about execu...