{"id":15421,"date":"2026-04-16T19:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=15421"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:52:27","slug":"she-opened-up-about-the-reason-she-married-a-man-on-death-row-%f0%9f%98%ae%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=15421","title":{"rendered":"She opened up about the reason she married a man on death row\u2026 \ud83d\ude2e\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tiana Krasniqi decided to marry James Broadnax, despite the fact that he is on death row for murder, and has opened up about her decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Broadnax, 37, is due to be executed by lethal injection on April 30 \u2013 just weeks after marrying Krasniqi, 31. He was sentenced to death for shooting two men in 2008 at the age of 19, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.<\/p>\n

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Since then, campaigns to halt his execution have been launched, citing new evidence, claims of racism, and a statement from co-defendant Damarius Cummings, who said he was the sole shooter. But earlier this month, his appeal was rejected, and shortly before his scheduled execution, he and Krasniqi decided to tie the knot.<\/p>\n

\u201cA very quick 20-minute ceremony\u201d<\/h2>\n

In an interview with This Morning\u00a0<\/a>on April 13, Krasniqi opened up about the ceremony.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s pretty much the same behind glass again,\u201d she said, according to\u00a0Tyla.\u00a0<\/a>\u201cTexas has a very strict rule about no contact with death row inmates. So, yeah, it\u2019s a very quick 20-minute ceremony. You have an officiant, you say your vows, and that\u2019s it. And it\u2019s time to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple have never spent time together outside prison, but have reportedly spoken daily. They met when Krasniqi was studying racial disparities as part of her education in international human rights law.<\/p>\n

According to her, neither of them were looking for a relationship at the time, but developed feelings for one another \u201ctwo or three months later.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kind of realised that it was just more than a study, but it was never intentional,\u201d she said, according to Tyla.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s very intelligent, very well spoken, very respectful. He\u2019s just your normal person \u2026 I know a lot of people would say, \u2018You haven\u2019t spent a day or a night with him,\u2019 but you speak to somebody every single day for 6-7 hours a day, so you kind of go through the ups and downs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just his personality and who he is as a person. Believe it or not, he does have a moral compass.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her family does not support their marriage<\/h2>\n

But while they feel secure in their relationship, it has not been supported by Krasniqi\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one\u2019s happy. It\u2019s not your typical, conventional relationship. There\u2019s not any support, especially since being here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t heard from anyone, which is fine. I completely understand. I\u2019m not going to hold any grudges or anything from anybody \u2026 Nobody\u2019s going to understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She believes her husband was \u201cwrongfully convicted\u201d and remains hopeful that his execution will be stopped.<\/p>\n

\u201cStill have hope\u201d<\/h2>\n

She alleges he had taken the \u201cmind-altering\u201d drug PCP prior to his confession, claiming: \u201cHe pretty much took the blame for something he didn\u2019t do.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe acted in a way which showed he was under the influence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Krasniqi also cited a \u201cBatson violation case,\u201d referring to alleged jury selection bias.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had excluded all African American jurors from the case until the last minute, when the judge had said, \u2018This is becoming a Batson violation, you need to add an African American in this jury pool as soon as possible,\u2019 but they only added one,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso within that time, there was the questioning of the jurors. It wasn\u2019t the most racially neutral question, but they say it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should the execution take place, however, she is determined to be there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you still have hope because the evidence is so overwhelming that he didn\u2019t commit the crime, and you\u2019d hope that people do stand up and fight for somebody you know didn\u2019t commit the crime,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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