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‘I want to live now’: Indiana death row inmate makes clemency plea ahead of execution

States Newsroom · October 16, 2026

Death row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit asked Indiana’s parole board Friday to let him live out his life in prison, but repeatedly struggled to explain why anger at his girlfriend led him to kill her two young children. During 64 minutes of questioning at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Weisheit apologized for…

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‘I want to live now’: Indiana death row inmate makes clemency plea ahead of execution

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