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Keith LaMar was supposed to die on Thursday the day prison wardens were to take him to the execution chamber but an unusual circumstance led to a reprieve, and the convict is honoring his additional time with the release of a song, "The Journey," composed with the help of a Spanish musician publicizing his story.He's been granted, he says, "additional time. to put together a formidable legal team. a viable campaign. to bring my story to a wider audience."
He’s been awaiting execution for almost three decades for crimes that he says he didn’t commit. From a maximum security prison in Ohio, he details his fight to reopen his case and his unusual musical project with Spanish pianist Albert Marquès a cry of protest against capital punishment in the United States