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It was a clear January day in 1980. 31 year old Stephen Meisho drove down Highway 16 in Rayford, Florida.

Lush green fields stretched as far as the eye could see.

Insects hummed.

But once Stephen passed through the gates of the Florida State Prison, he entered a different world.

Inside, blue skies gave way to hard fluorescent lit interiors and despite the chilly

temperature Stephen began to sweat.

Stephen was

a state could offer as he was escorted down the prison corridor by a team of armed guards

he could hear his heart pounding in his ears. After all, Stephen was no

FBI profiler or police detective. He was just a journalist.

His entourage of guards took him through one last secure door. Stephen steeled himself as it swung open. He's

in swung open.

Inside, a man sat at a metal table dressed in a pale orange prison-issued uniform, a chain around his waist.

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