. >> while many death row inmates file numerous appeals to delay their execution, holten dropped allhis. >> i do think that the death penalty is appropriate in some cases. and i've got a low tolerance for someone claiming that they didn't do something that they actually did. there was no factual dispute about what happened. there was nothing. it wasn't a question of who did it. there's no doubt. i'm not going to sell out. i'm not going to change my views on the death penalty just because i'm facing the death penalty. >> holton was not only ready to face his death sentence, he had chosen to have it carried out in the electric chair, but to his dismay, he had seen his execution date come and go more than once. >> supposed they were serious about executing me last year and supposedly they're serious about executing me this year. if the past is any indication, i don't think they're very serious. and that's not bravado. it's more an issue of integrity. a deal's a deal. >> back at kentucky state penitentiary, randy haight made it clear he's not as eager to face death as holton. but he's re