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Former Gov. Bob Holden and former Missouri Supreme Court Judge Michael A. Wolff are among those who have advocated for Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution.
The letter praised Gov. Mike Parson and Missouri's "support of the dignity of life" and asked the governor to make the "courageous" decision to stay Ernest Johnson's upcoming execution.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied review in a Missouri death penalty case Monday with the three liberal justices dissenting.
Missouri allows the death penalty — by lethal injection or gas — which is overseen by the Department of Corrections.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson has denied clemency to Russell Bucklew, a man convicted of murder in 1997, The Missouri Times has learned.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Just one week before Russell Bucklew is set to be executed by the state, his lawyers met with members of Gov.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — One Republican lawmaker wants to take the death penalty off the table for those suffering from a mental illness at the time…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Tuesday, a 20-year legal battle over Russell Bucklew’s execution ended. In June 1997, Bucklew was found guilty of first-degree murder and…