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| Missouri Set To Execute First Person Since Arizona Inmate |
| By buzzfeed.com- Tasneem Nashrulla |
| Published: 08/05/2014 |
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Worthington, 43, could become the seventh person to be executed in Missouri this year and the first to die by lethal injection since Arizona inmate Joseph Wood reportedly “gasped for air” hundreds of times during his nearly two-hour long execution that required 15 doses of lethal drugs. In 1995, Worthington brutally raped his Lake St. Louis neighbor, Melinda Griffin, after breaking into her condominium. He robbed her after beating and strangling her to death. On July 30, Worthington’s attorneys filed a motion for stay of execution with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, stating that his execution should be delayed because of ongoing litigation involving Worthington and 14 Missouri death row inmates. The inmates are pursuing federal litigation over the state’s secrecy laws regarding lethal injection drugs. The court will hear their arguments on Sept. 9. Read More. |
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