She wanted everyone to believe that she regretted what she did, that she really did take responsibility for the two innocent lives she took.
She wanted everyone to see that even if she couldn't bring them back, she can still save lives if she was given another chance.
After a long life of drug and alcohol abuse, it all caught up to this black widow. Desperate to get off death row, she converted to Christianity and pleaded to be put on a life sentence instead.
This is the case of Black Widow Karla Faye Tucker