by that time the man who killed michael briggs was on death row in new hampshire. cer briggs' partner john breckinridge would soon testify to a state panel against getting rid of capital punishment. a few months ago activists in new hampshire started again trying to push for a repeal. the fight was led by a state lawmakers whose own father and brother-in-law had both been murdered. last month the giant new hampshire house voted to repeal the death penalty by more than two to one, democrats control that chamber but the vote in the house was very bipartisan with support from lawmakers who have talked openly about having changed their minds on this issue. explaining how they evolved from supporting the death penalty in the past to now just being unable to justify it any longer. that vote in the house in new hampshire was two to one, never sentenced -- never to sentence anybody to death in new hampshire ever again. that was the house. it's a very big body in new hampshire. the senate is much smaller. and yesterday the much smaller new hampshire state senate also conside