Killer Smith Executed After Delay

Convicted killer Sam Smith has been put to death at the Potosi prison, 21 hours after his execution had originally been scheduled. Smith was to die at 12:01 Wednesday morning for the 1987 stabbing death of a fellow inmate at the Jefferson City prison. But a last ditch appeal earned him a stay of execution from the Missouri Supreme Court. Wednesay afternoon, the Supreme Court vacated the stay, clearing the way for Smith’s execution. He died from lethal injection shortly after 9 o’clock Wednesday evening.