by Mike Lear | May 20, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for condemned Missouri inmate Russell Bucklew. He was sentenced to die by lethal injection after midnight Wednesday morning for the 1996 murder of Michael Sanders. Attorney General Chris Koster (D) says the full...
by Mike Lear | May 9, 2014 | News
The State Supreme Court has set an execution date for condemned inmate John Winfield, who was sentenced to death for the 1996 murders of Arthea Sanders and Shawnee Murphy, friends of his ex-girlfriend. He is scheduled to die by lethal injection June 18 at the Eastern...
by Mike Lear | Apr 23, 2014 | Crime / Courts, News
The state of Missouri has carried out the execution of William Rousan, who was convicted of the murders of Grace and Charles Lewis in 1993. Following his execution early Wednesday morning, one of the Lewises’ children, Michael, read the following statement to...
by Mike Lear | Apr 23, 2014 | News
Governor Jay Nixon has issued a statement regarding the execution of William Rousan for the 1993 murder of Grace Lewis. Nixon on Tuesday denied a request for clemency for Rousan. In his statement, Nixon says, “Our thoughts and prayers tonight are with the...
by Mike Lear | Apr 9, 2014 | News
The State Supreme Court has set an execution date for condemned inmate 45-year-old Russell Bucklew. He is sentenced to die by lethal injection May 21 at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre. Bucklew was sentenced to death for the...
