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| Court sets execution date for killer convicted in Boone County |
| By columbiatribune.com- Alan Burdziak |
| Published: 04/10/2014 |
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The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered that a 45-year-old man on death row since 1997 after a Boone County jury convicted him of first-degree murder, rape and other charges will be executed May 21. Russell E. Bucklew was convicted in the 1996 shooting death of Michael Sanders in Cape Girardeau County. After he shot Sanders four times, he kidnapped and raped Sanders’ girlfriend, with whom Bucklew previously was in a relationship. The case was moved to Boone County on a change of venue because of the attention it received in southeast Missouri. Bucklew also was convicted of kidnapping, armed criminal action and first-degree burglary. Bucklew has fought for a stay in his execution to no avail. The U.S. Supreme Court denied his petition for writ of certiorari on Oct. 7. Read More. |
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