by admin | Apr 4, 2000 | Crime / Courts
The suspect in five Kansas City murders wants to cut a deal that will save him from execution. Lawyers for Gary Beach say he’ll plead guilty and take a life-without-parole prison term if prosecutors throw out their plans to seek the death penalty. The prosecutor...
by admin | Mar 24, 2000 | Crime / Courts
James Hampton, the man who was executed this week at the Potosi prison, told a St. Louis newspaper columnist he committed six murders other than the ones for which he was convicted. But Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan says Hampton refused to give any...
by admin | Mar 23, 2000 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
Members of a murder victim’s family say lawmakers must weigh carefully calls to place a moratorium on executions. Missouri executed its first prisoner this year Wednesday at the Potosi prison, putting James Hampton to death by lethal injection for the 1992...
by admin | Mar 21, 2000 | Crime / Courts
The State Supreme Court upholds a death penalty in a Camden County murder case. The state supreme court sets June 23rd as the execution date for Danny R. Wolfe. It’s unlikely to happen, then. Wolfe has federal appeals to go through. Wolfe was conficted of...
by admin | Mar 13, 2000 | News
A call to halt executions brings out strong emotions during a public hearing at the State Capitol. Former Senator Thomas Eagleton backs a proposal to halt executions until an independent commission studies the death penalty. Eagleton claims sufficient questions have...
