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Son, had said that he did not want the death penalty carried out against his father's murderer. last night troy davis's alleged victim's family said they did want him executed for the death of officer mark macphail in georgia. do the wishes of victims' families i guess inflect in any way your feeling about having participated in executions or generally the way that staff do this, the way they feel about it, do you think? >> no. i think the victim's feelings should be taken into account. and in every execution that i attended i spent time with the victim's family. we didn't allow them to go to ...

He's been on death row for two decades for a murder he says he did not commit. >> that is. >> that is. >> my name. >> my name. >> reporter: that wouldn't be unusual, except 7 of the 9 witnesses who helped convict him agree. all seven say he was not the man who gunned down off-duty police officer mark macphail. in 1989. six say police threatened them if they did not identify davis. supporters who note there was no physical evidence linking davis to the murder called for a last-minute reprieve. >> there's too much doubt for this execution to continue. >> reporter: those hopes dimmed tuesday when...

He said to the mcfail family again that he was not the one responsible for what -- he was not personally responsible for what happened has night. he said that he did not have a gun. he said that he was not the one who took their son, father, brother. and he said he was innocent. and that was to the end. he lifted his head up. he was strapped to the gurney when we walked. in and when the warden asked if he had to make a statement, he lifted his head up and looked directly at the front row where the mcfail family and friends were sitting and said, i want to address the mcfail family, and made su...

About that threat publicly perhaps would make her more safe. so here we are 22 years later, questions, people being threatened. former head of the fbi coming forward saying there's too much doubt. former warden of this prison coming forward saying there's too much doubt, this is not your usual case. our heart goes out to the macphail family. we want them to have closure and peace and want there to be justice. justice must be precise. >> i know this case has been important to you, personally, as well as to the naacp for a long time. am i right that in remembering you have met with troy davis, y...

Mcfail. >> beg your pardon? >> [ inaudible ] >> he was saying he was innocent. he said to the mcfail family again that he was not the one responsible for what -- he was not personally responsible for what happened has night. he said that he did not have a gun. he said that he was not the one who took their son, father, brother. and he said he was innocent. and that was to the end. he lifted his head up. he was strapped to the gurney when we walked. in and when the warden asked if he had to make a statement, he lifted his head up and looked directly at the front row where the mcfail family and ...