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| Family of St. Louis County murder victim plans to watch execution to 'make sure that man is dead' |
| By stltoday.com- Kim Bell |
| Published: 12/09/2014 |
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As the state of Missouri prepares to carry out its record 10th execution of the year, Debbie Decker is primed to watch it happen. Decker will travel to the prison in Bonne Terre today with other relatives, wearing the only purple shirt she owns, a nod to her mother’s favorite color. She will cradle the only photo she has of her mother, Joan Crotts. Then, as midnight approaches, Decker will take a seat in the family viewing box to see the prisoner die a few feet from her, behind a glass. Decker, of Bel-Ridge, has played this out in her mind many times. She is nervous. She is still debating whether to blurt out something to Paul Goodwin, who fatally beat her mother with a hammer. Something like: “I hope you rot in hell!” Either way, when it’s done, she says, she expects relief after such a long wait. Read More. |
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