Former executioner sees ‘serial killer’ in the mirror

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Former executioner sees 'serial killer' in the mirror

Death Row Stories

What's life like for those executioners who are paid to end the lives of others? "Death Row Stories" airs Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

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Former executioner sees 'serial killer' in the mirror

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Were girl's killers caught?

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After eight years on death row, a retrial

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His family was killed — and he stands accused

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He claims innocence, but ex says he confessed

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She was engaged when her body was found

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Was she raped, or having a secret affair?

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The defense said witnesses were intimated

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'He could not have given the confession'

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Friend defends convicted murderer

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Mom convicted of killing son wrongly accused?

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Mom writes letters from jail pleading for help

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Babysitter murdered in cold blood

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Convict maintains innocence for murder

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Victim's hand shields her from certain death

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Victim's description doesn't match killer

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House caught fire with murdered victims inside

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Suspect maintains innocence, gets helping hand

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On GPS: Debating Obama's foreign policy legacy

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'It was clear to me that he was in pain'

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'Texans are hardwired to support the death penalty'

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After an execution, a witness recants

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Should a high schooler get the death penalty?

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A crime unfolds on video

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'He could see the bodies'

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Would he kill for a getaway car?

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What happens when evidence is destroyed?

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Is a drunk witness a reliable one?

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Saving his brother from death row

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'I'm listening for two words: Not guilty'

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'She had no one in that court room other than me'

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The necklace that saved her life

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'Nathan deserves to face his maker'

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Victim's father: 'He deserves to die'

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Perry Mason moment in death penalty case

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I did the crime...you're doin' the time

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'This can't be real'

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'What you're up against'

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'Here I am going to death row'

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Breakthrough? A police notebook

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'It was a circus'

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Locked up and 'nobody cared'

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Suspect tells cop: 'I always get caught'

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