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 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...