- The 19th of May, 1993.

To start with, I have finally told Kathlyn the truth about my sentence and the circumstances surrounding it.

What a burden that was lifted from my shoulders.

Kathlyn forgave me for not being totally truthful and has vowed to stand by me until the end.

- I was kinda starry-eyed and had visions that everything was gonna work out.

When people couldn't see what I saw in the relationship between Michael and I, I felt angry.

I think I was 33 and I had never really had a courtship, a romantic involvement.

A couple of dates here and there, but this was the first man that I really went gung ho about.

- I've never been so richly blessed in my entire life.

I love her so much.

I did ask her for hand in marriage and she said she would be honored to become my wife.

- We were married by the prison chaplain on August 11.

- [Michael] I think we got about a hour after the ceremony where we could sit out there on the visiting yard and eat a little cake and talk.

- It was very hard to leave that day because Alabama does not have conjugal visits, so imagine being married and having some time to celebrate and then you have to separate.

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