State executes convicted killer William Rousan

The state has carried out the execution of 57-year-old William Rousan, who was convicted of the 1993 murders of a rural southeast Missouri couple in 1993. He died by lethal injection at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center at Bonne Terre, not far...

Gov. Nixon’s statement on the execution of William Rousan

Governor Jay Nixon has issued a statement regarding the execution of William Rousan for the 1993 murder of Grace Lewis.  Nixon on Tuesday denied a request for clemency for Rousan. In his statement, Nixon says, “Our thoughts and prayers tonight are with the...
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