Journalists were invited to enter a lottery to watch as Tremane Wood was due to be executed for a murder his brother confessed to 20 years ago. My name was among those picked

In October reporter Hilary Andersson was selected to witness an execution by lethal injection in Oklahoma. Her assignment led her to the case of Tremane Wood, who had spent more than two decades on death row. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.

In October reporter Hilary Andersson was selected to witness an execution by lethal injection in Oklahoma. Her assignment led her to the case of Tremane Wood, who had spent more than two decades on death row. This is the story of what happens to a man as he waits to die.   Subscribe to The Observer: https://observer.co.uk/subscribe