Could the death penalty be used as a punishment in Missouri for people charged with first-degree crimes of statutory rape or sex trafficking of children? It’s a proposal sponsored by Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, who says crime prevention is a priority. “The worst...
A Missouri lawmaker says the state should not decide which prisoners live or die for their crimes. Alisa Nelson talks to St. Louis Representative Jim Murphy, who is proposing to end the death penalty because he says one life taken is one too many.
“Missouri should not be a party to murder.” That’s the message from Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, a group who has dropped off nearly 7,000 signatures to Gov. Mike Parson’s office. The anti-death penalty group wants Parson to block Tuesday’s scheduled...
An anti-death penalty group wants Gov. Mike Parson to put a stop to the June 6 scheduled execution of Michael Tisius. Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty will be at the state Capitol Tuesday to speak out against next month’s planned lethal injection of...
