Can This Death Row Inmate Bring Down the Death Penalty Itself?
Death row inmate Richard Glossip at the state penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, in 2014, one year before he was scheduled to die. The Supreme Court just ruled it will decide whether Glossip, now 60, deserves a new trial. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein via AP)
Soon, Richard Glossip will either be dead—or he will be the man who gets the death penalty overturned in Oklahoma.
Richard Glossip has been scheduled to die nine times. He’s had three last meals. He’s said farewell to his wife, Lea, five times. And every time, he’s been granted a stay or an appeal—another chance.
Now, a quarter-century after being convicted of a murder almost everyone agrees he is not guilty of, his long, tortuous journey is nearing its climax.
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