NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lisette Monroe was a 23-year-old new mother in 1988 when she lost her beloved little sister in the most horrific way possible.

Karen Pulley was raped and murdered.

The man who did it was arrested several months later for a string of other rapes and burglaries around Chattanooga, Tennessee. He confessed his crimes to the police. Now, more than 37 years later, Harold Nichols is scheduled to be executed by the state of Tennessee. Monroe can’t wait for it to be over.

In 1988, Ronald Regan was president and “Faith” by George Michael was at the top of the charts. Monroe had just returned to the United States after 3 years of living on an Air Force base in the Philippines with her airman husband.

One of the things she had missed most while overseas was daily contact wi

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