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(1/11) “It was just a normal morning. Almost exactly five years ago. I was making tea in the kitchen..."
(2/11) “Back in the day my name was Walter Miller. It was a pretty normal childhood. We grew up poor..."
(3/11) “I followed those train tracks all the way to Washington DC. And for a minute, it seemed like everything would be alright..."
(4/11) “It was all over for Walter Miller. The judge sentenced me to twenty-five to thirty years..."
(5/11) “Everything changed for me when someone screamed ‘punk ass’ at the prison captain. He was walking through the parking lot..."
(6/11) “I cleaned out my locker before I went to sleep. I wanted to leave nothing behind..."
(7/11) “Bobby Love arrived in New York in late November, 1977. I was glad to be free, but I was still in a tough spot..."
(8/11) “Cheryl was innocent. The opposite of me. And that’s why I was so attracted to her..."
(9/11) “There was a piece missing. All these years I loved my husband. And he loved me—but something was missing..."
(10/11) “My world came crashing down. Bobby’s arrest was all over the papers..."
(11/11) “I got to work. I wrote letters to the governor. I wrote letters to Obama..."
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