Eric Randall Nance (January 9, 1960 – November 28, 2005) was an American man who was convicted of murder in the state of Arkansas.
She tells the story about how Nance actually asked her to retrieve and destroy evidence, specifically the murder weapon, and she instead chose to turn it over to authorities.
The jury found that there were no mitigating circumstances in the case, and recommended that the judge sentence Nance to death, which he did on March 31, 1994.
On November 17, 2005, the Arkansas Parole Board recommended, with a vote of 6–1, that Governor Mike Huckabee deny clemency for Nance.
The dissenting vote was from one member who wanted to stay the execution to give more time to determine if Nance was intellectually disabled.
The execution was briefly stayed on November 17 by United States federal judge James Moody of the Eastern District of Arkansas.
[3][4] Nance asked for a final meal of two bacon cheeseburgers, french fries, two pints of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, and two Coca-Colas.
"[6] With fellow Celtic Tenors Niall Morris and Matthew Gilsenan, Nelson set a poem of Nance's to music and entitled it, "Eric's Song".