. >> deon wilson's husband, dan was on patrol when called to an apartment complex where a group of men were drinking outside. she says one of them, irving ramirez was on probation and in possession of drugs and weapons. >> so instead of running, he pulled out one of his guns and he shot dan seven times. >> ramirez is on death row. they have much in common, the two are on opposite sides of an emotional ballot battle over the death penalty. proposition 62 would abolish capitol punishment in california replacing witness a life sentence without parole. the opposite, prop 66 would attempt to speed up the process, requiring courts to hear appeals within five years. phyllis has spent a decade tracking the case of her son's killer. >> families should not have to wait decades for justice. i won't live to my son's killer executed. i know that. >> deon wilson once pushed for the execution of her husband's killer but she says she underwent a transformation some might find hard to understand. >> i thought that is what is going to heal me. it quickly evaporated and i realized that wasn't the answer.