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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Johanna Chisholm

Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger marries man on death row

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Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger tied the knot with Richard Glossip in a rather untraditional ceremony this week: inside Oklahoma State Penitentiary, where her new husband sits on death row.

The pair realise the obstacles that they face ahead makes for not an easily marked path to follow, but Ms Rodger, 32, who has spent the past decade fighting to end capital punishment, says that’s part of what motivated her to marry Glossip now and not wait.

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