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| Eighth execution in Missouri in 2014 carried out by lethal injection |
| By themaneater.com- Chris Beyer |
| Published: 09/17/2014 |
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A Missouri inmate convicted in a 1998 double homicide was executed by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court and Gov. Jay Nixon denied pleas for clemency, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Nixon’s office. Earl Ringo Jr. was found guilty and later confessed to the murders of Dennis Poyser and Joanna Baysinger at a Columbia restaurant. His accomplice, Quentin Jones, avoided the death penalty by testifying against Ringo. Jones is currently serving a life sentence, according to court documents. Nixon received an organized petition from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) requesting the postponement of Ringo’s execution, but he decided to let the sentence carry out as initially scheduled. Read More. |
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