by admin | Jan 18, 2001 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
A spokesman for Governor Holden denies allegations that the clemency process has failed to protect the rights of inmates condemned to die. Spokesman Jerry Nachtigal says Holden will continue the practice of the late Governor Carnahan in thoroughly reviewing all...
by admin | Jan 17, 2001 | Politics / Govt
A group that has been working for years to end executions in Missouri has released a new report, claiming the state’s administration of the death penalty is riddled with errors. University of Missouri-Kansas City Sociology professor Cathy Burnett speaks for the...
by admin | Dec 20, 2000 | Crime / Courts
A third Colombian national has been sentenced for the execution-style murders of a man in Kansas City. Plutarco Tello won’t be eligible for parole, but did escape the death penalty in his life prison sentence. Two co-defendants weren’t so lucky. German...
by admin | Nov 15, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Prison inmate James chambers died quietly overnight, surrounded by anguish outside the execution chamber. As Darlene Chambers sobbed uncontrollably and pounded on the glass of the death penalty chamber, a witness in another section, presumably a family member of...
by admin | Nov 14, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Condemned inmate James Chambers tells the Missourinet he is preparing for his execution, holding out little hope it will be stopped this time. A year ago, Chambers was to be executed, but an appellate court stepped in and granted a stay. Chambers doesn’t believe...
