Travis Runnels spent 17 yrs on Texas' death row for killing a prison boot factory supervisor. Locked up since he was a preteen and being locked up was all he knew. From 11 to 46 yrs old.
John Spenkelink escaped a reform camp and picked up a hitchhiker that was violating his probation. One day, after washing his stolen car, John went back to the hotel he and his friend were staying at