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With Missouri man in execution chamber, spiritual adviser tried to show ‘he was loved’
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“It’s a strange thing,” he said. “It feels like the world should stop if we’re going to do these...
Attorneys, advocates seek stay of execution for Missouri man
Associated Press via AOL· 1 year agoRaheem "Leonard" Taylor, inset, and the execution chamber at the state prison Bonne Terre, Missouri....
Missouri to execute Kevin Johnson despite daughter’s pleas and findings of racist conviction
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe state of Missouri plans to execute Kevin Johnson, 37, on Tuesday evening for the 2005 murder of...
Missouri man facing execution in June hospitalized. Advocates say he’s in heart failure
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA Missouri man facing execution next month has been hospitalized, advocates said Friday. David...
Why witnesses could only see part of the process when Missouri executed Brian Dorsey
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMissouri is one of five states to carry out capital punishment this year. A sixth state, Idaho,...
Missouri governor denies clemency to Brian Dorsey, man facing execution Tuesday
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMore than 150 people, including five jurors, 70 corrections staff and three Republican state...
Missouri ‘an outlier state’ in using death penalty. Only 4 others held executions in 2023
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAccording to a Gallup poll, a majority of people now believe the death penalty is applied unfairly....
Leonard Taylor not allowed spiritual advisor at execution. Warden says he asked too late
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThe Missouri Department of Corrections said Leonard “Raheem” Taylor previously did not want a...
Curtains open, curtains close: Witnessing the execution of Michael Tisius in Missouri
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMichael Tisius was given the death penalty after killing two jail guards in June 2000. “I am sorry....
Some states find signs that executions can be painful. Why Missouri can’t know for sure
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAlabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma conduct autopsies on prisoners who have been...