dennis mcguire was led into the execution chamber on january 16, 2014. >> dennis mcguire had a very brief emotional final statement. he said he was sorry for what he had done, and he apologized to the family. he mentied the son and daughter who were there and how he loved them. and then the drugs began flowing. it typically would have been five or six, maybe ten minutes, and it would have been all over, but after a few minutes, dennis mcguire began gasping, sucking in breath. for 13 minutes, his body was struggling not to die. it was obvious that he was trying to get air into his lungs, and the drugs were preventing it. and 13 minutes doesn't sound like very long. but if you're watching somebody do that with his family there, it's an eternity. it just went on and on and on. and i'll be candid, as a human being, i was at this point, going, please, just let him die. let it stop. >> finally, at 10:53 a.m., dennis mcguire was declared dead. >> yesterday, i watched the state of ohio kill my dad. i witnessed his execution along with my wife and my sister. after watching my dad's execution, i kn

. >> in january 2014, ohio announced they would try their plan "b" drug, midazolam, on inmate dennis mcguireuire had been convicted of the rape and murder of a housewife named joyce stewart. >> he slashed her throat, severed her jugular. she was carrying a baby. >> seven months pregnant. >> seven months pregnant. >> the baby suffocated to death as well. >> if you're going to have the death penalty, this guy's the poster child for it, for what he did. >> tim young represented mcguire in his final appeals. >> when we went to court with mr. mcguire we argued that midazolam was likely to leave him in severe pain, almost torture, as if he were drowning or unable to breathe and choking and gasping for air. >> but arguing the dangers of midazolam presented an unnerving catch-22. >> the burden of proof is so high to show that it's going to go bad it actually has to go bad. >> the judge said that this was clearly an experiment. but he likewise said that the inmate was not entitled to a pain free execution. >> the federal court has ruled that they believe the execution will be humane. if i believe tha