Scott Peterson, who killed his pregnant wife Laci. Richard Allen Davis, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas. The Grim Sleeper. “The Dating Game” Killer.

These are a few of the more than 700 inmates on death row in California set to get a reprieve, as Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to issue an executive order placing a moratorium on the state’s death penalty on Wednesday.

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