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Crawl up on the gurney." he said okay. we strapped him down. and he's got nine straps on him. and i put my hand on his shoulder and said, "okay, ruben, you ready?" i said, "is there anything i can do for you now?" he said, "no, everything's going to be okay." >> we were having a candlelight vigil across the street from where we're at. there's a lot of college students having a big old party. you know, "kill him. hang him." all this stuff. you know, you're out there and you're looking at the clock and you can't do anything. you're just helpless. powerless. >> i told him to put his head back and...

We strapped him down. and he's got nine straps on him. and i put my hand on his shoulder and said, okay, ruben, you ready? i said, is there anything i can do for you now? he said, no, everything is going to be okay. >> we were having a candlelight vigil across the street from where we're at. a lot of college students that are having a big old party, kill him, hang him, all this stuff. you are out there and you are looking at the clock and you can't do anything. you are just helpless, powerless. but i told him he put his head back and tried to get all the air out of your lungs, because it makes...

And he's got nine straps on him. and i put my hand on his shoulder and said, okay, ruben, you ready? i said, is there anything i can do for you now? he said, no, everything is going to be okay. >> we were having a candlelight vigil across the street from where we're at. a lot of college students that are having a big old party, kill him, hang him, all this stuff. you are out there and you are looking at the clock and you can't do anything. you are just helpless, powerless. but i told him he put his head back and tried to get all the air out of your lungs, because it makes it go quicker. he had...

Ruben cantu was scheduled to be executed after midnight on august 24th, 1993. as the hour approached, ruben said good-bye to his family. >> they told him it was time. he just said, i love y'all. everything is going to be fine. they took him down the hallway and he changed into a black outfit. i didn't hear from him anymore. >> he got down on the floor and he prayed. and he rose up and said, i'm not innocent of sin, but i'm not guilty of this crime. right at 12:00, i said, you crawl up on the gurney. he said, okay. we strapped him down. and he's got nine straps on him.