by admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Crime / Courts, History, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s junior senator says he has no interest in a U.S. Supreme Court appointment. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R) says while he appreciates President Donald Trump naming him to a list of potential nominees, he will stay in the Senate. “As I said to the...
by Alisa Nelson | May 19, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
At 6:10 p.m. today, convicted murderer Walter Barton, 64, was pronounced dead at the state prison in southeast Missouri’s Bonne Terre. Barton was convicted of first-degree murder for the 1991 brutal stabbing death of 81-year-old Gladys Kuehler of southwest Missouri’s...
by admin | May 18, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The governor says the execution of a convicted southwest Missouri killer will move forward, clearing the way for Tuesday evening’s scheduled execution in Bonne Terre. Governor Mike Parson told Capitol reporters on Monday in Jefferson City that he hasn’t...
by admin | May 17, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
UPDATE: The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling, vacating the stay of execution for convicted southwest Missouri killer Walter Barton. In their nine-page ruling, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals writes, in part: “We vacate the stay of execution and...
by admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously denied a request from a convicted murderer from southwest Missouri’s Ozark, clearing the way for his execution to take place next month in Bonne Terre. The Supreme Court has denied 64-year-old Walter Barton’s...
