Shanaye Poole (left) next to her father, Toforest Johnson, during a family visit to see him in prison in the early 2000s.
Toforest Johnson was 25 years old when he was sentenced to death in 1998 for the killing of a sheriff s deputy outside Birmingham, Ala. His oldest daughter, Shanaye Poole, now 29, remembers being in the courtroom. I just wanted to talk to him. He looked so handsome. He had a suit on. And of course, I didn t really know what was going on. I may have been 4 or 5 years old at the time, she says. I saw him walk away, and that was the last day of his freedom.
New Eyes On Alabama Death Row Case After Integrity Review Raises Questions
wnpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wnpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New Eyes On Alabama Death Row Case After Integrity Review Raises Questions
ketr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ketr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New Eyes On Alabama Death Row Case After Integrity Review Raises Questions
nhpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nhpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.