by admin | Jun 27, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Dozens of ministers of the United Methodist Church have signed a letter asking Governor Carnahan to stop tonight’s execution of Bert Hunter. A spokeswoman for the church, Peggy Eshelman, says executions end all opportunities for people to reform themselves. The...
by admin | Jun 27, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Missouri is scheduled to execute convicted killer Bert Hunter in a few hours. He’s set to die just after midnight tonight at the prison in Petosi. As the preparations for the execution go on, Governor Carnahan is making it clear he believes safety features are...
by admin | Jun 13, 2000 | Crime / Courts
Attorney General Jay Nixon rejects conclusions by a Columbia University study on the death sentence. It found 2/3 of the country’s death penalty cases have been overturned; 1/3 in Missouri have been reversed. Nixon says the strength of the appeals process, not...
by admin | May 16, 2000 | Crime / Courts
It appears the appeals have run out for prison inmate Anthony Richardson…facing death for his part in killing two sisters in St. Louis in 19-91. The United States Supreme Court has rejected his latest appeal. The Attorney General will ask the state supreme court...
by admin | May 16, 2000 | Crime / Courts
The United States Supreme Court has refused to review the convictions of Michael Worthington and Charles Armentrout. Worthington has been convicted of strangling a Lake St. Louis woman in 19-95. Armentrout faces execution for using a souvenir baseball bat to beat his...
