by admin | Feb 6, 2007 | Crime / Courts
A jury in St. Charles County has sentenced Kenneth Baumruk to death for the shooting death of his wife, Mary, and the wounding of four other people at the St. Louis County Courthouse in 1992. 67-year-old Baumruk was found guilty on Saturday, with the jury opting for...
by admin | Jan 11, 2007 | Crime / Courts
Whether a state prisoner is mentally retarded is a life or death question before the State Supreme Court. While serving a 30-year sentence for rape and sodomy, Steven Parkus strangled to death a fellow inmate. He was sentenced to death. In 1999, Governor Carnahan...
by admin | Nov 3, 2006 | Crime / Courts
A date has been set for the next federal court hearing on the way Missouri executes prisoners. The federal appeals court will hear the challenge on January 10th. Federal Judge Fernando Gaitan says Missouri’s protocol does not guarantee the executed inmate feels...
by admin | Oct 24, 2006 | Uncategorized
The state of Ohio executed Jeffrey Lundgren this morning for murdering 5 members of his cult. This case has a strong Missouri connection. That’s why we are providing the report from from Joe Pagoonakis (audio link below) with WEWS-TV, Cleveland, who was at the...
by admin | Oct 4, 2006 | Crime / Courts
A Kansas City area prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for the couple charged with the brutal sexual assault and murder of a Kansas City woman. The saga that led to charges being filed against Richard Davis and Dena Riley in the death of Michelle Ricci...
