davis. stay with us. ♪ ♪ [music break] amy: "freedom bound" by emeline michel. look back at a major milestone in the fight to abolish the death penalty in the united states. ten years ago today, september 21st, 2011, -- september 21st, 2011, when the state of georgia executed troy anthony davis for a crime many believe he did not commit. he was put to death despite major doubts about evidence used to convict him of killing of police officer mark macphail, including the recantation of seven of the nine non-police witnesses at his trial. they say they were threatened. as the world watched to see whether davis's final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the u.s. supreme court, democracy now! was the only news outleto continuously broadcast live from the prison grounds in jackson, georgia. during our six-hour special report, we spoke with davis's supporters and family members who held an all-day vigil, then heard from those who witnessed his death by lethal injection, shortly before midnight. soon we'll be joined by two of the people who were with us