As they grew closer, their relationship developed into a romance in January 1986, and the couple began to live together that same month.

The couple eventually broke off five years later, and on March 26, 1991, Crozier moved out of the house to live with her grandmother and uncle, Gloria and Chris Mathis.

Even after the end of their relationship, Hall continually telephoned the house of the Mathis family in an attempt to get in touch with Crozier.

He was therefore charged with both premeditated first-degree murder and aggravated arson, and formally indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury in June 1991.

For the most serious charge of first-degree murder, Hall potentially faced the death penalty under Tennessee state law.

[8][9] Afterwards, Hall stopped at a service station, filled a tea jug with gasoline, and bought a cigarette lighter.

[8][10] The jury found Hall guilty of both counts of premeditated first-degree murder and aggravated arson at the end of his eight-day trial.

[12][13] On November 16, 2018, the execution dates of six condemned inmates in Tennessee were set, and Hall, who was on the list, was slated to be put to death on December 5, 2019.

[17] Meanwhile, as a final resort to avoid the death penalty, Hall filed a series of last-minute appeals for a stay of execution and judicial review of his case.

[21] On December 3, 2019, the Tennessee Supreme Court dismissed Hall's appeal and rejected his claims of juror bias.

[23][24] On the same date when the Tennessee Supreme Court rejected his appeal, Hall was transferred to a different cell nearer to the electrocution chamber and placed on "death watch," a 72-hour period during which death row inmates are closely monitored with constant surveillance and enhanced security.

[27] On the evening of December 5, 2019, at 6.18pm, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Hall's final appeal to delay his execution, which was slated to take place in less than an hour.

[28][29] Prior to the execution, Tennessee state governor Bill Lee declined to stop Hall's execution, and he detailed his decision in a statement, "The justice system has extensively reviewed Lee Hall's case over the course of almost 30 years, including additional review and rulings by the Tennessee Supreme Court.

"[30][31][32] On that same day, 53-year-old Lee Hall was put to death by the electric chair at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.

David said hat his brother admitted the truth and accepted his punishment, and he hoped for the Crozier family to find peace and closure.