Michael Ross' execution was postponed indefinitely.

Michael Ross' execution was postponed indefinitely. Connecticut officials have called off New England's first execution in 45 years after serial killer Michael Ross changed his mind and admitted he may be mentally incompetent. 
Ross' attorney, T.R. Paulding, filed a motion in federal court in Hartford seeking a stay of the execution, which was scheduled for Monday evening, and asking for a new hearing to assess the killer's competency.
The motion capped a dramatic 72-hour period that saw Ross come within 90 minutes of being executed early Saturday morning, only to have Paulding ask for a delay, citing a potential conflict of interest.
Connecticut officials announced that Ross' execution, which had been rescheduled for 9 p.m. EST on Monday, was postponed again because of the motion.
Ross, 45, admitted killing eight women in the 1980s and was arrested in 1984 after a three-year spree of rapes and murders. Last year, he waived all remaining appeals, saying he wanted to be put to death to give closure to his victims' families.
On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny threatened to seize Paulding's law license if evidence emerged after the execution that Ross was indeed incompetent. Hours later, Paulding requested a two-day delay of the execution.