NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Shortly before he died, convicted murderer Richard Liggett was asked to make two of the simple plywood coffins he meticulously crafted for fellow prisoners. Except the caskets would be for Billy and Ruth Graham.
Louisiana prisoner built Ruth's and Billy Graham's coffins shortly before he died
Sunday, June 17, 2007 | 6:57 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:52 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 14, 2008
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