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Advocates for a man sentenced to death by a Missouri judge ask governor for clemency

  • Steph Quinn
  • 22 hrs ago

A man who has insisted upon his innocence in the 2005 murder of a Missouri highway patrolman is scheduled to be executed next week, even though the jury that convicted him could not reach agreement on his death sentence.  In most states, a deadlocked jury would have resulted in a life sentence. But Missouri is […]

Deck attorney says reinstated death penalty will be appealed
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Deck attorney says reinstated death penalty will be appealed

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 29, 2020

Carman Deck, long ago convicted of the 1996 murders of James and Zelma Long of the De Soto area, once again is facing the death penalty and fa…

Pevely man convicted in 2016 shooting death of Bewig Jr.
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Pevely man convicted in 2016 shooting death of Bewig Jr.

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Sep 3, 2019

While Darin Schmidt, 34, of Pevely was convicted last week of shooting and killing David “Slim” Bewig Jr. in 2016 in St. Louis, it gives littl…

Suspect in St. Louis County murder charged in Jefferson County sexual assault case
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Suspect in St. Louis County murder charged in Jefferson County sexual assault case

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jan 14, 2019

Thomas Bruce, 53, of Imperial, who is accused of sexually assaulting two women and murdering a third – Jamie Schmidt, 53, of House Springs – a…

Convicted serial killer Sheley pleads guilty, avoids death penalty
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Convicted serial killer Sheley pleads guilty, avoids death penalty

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 5, 2017

Convicted serial killer Nicholas Sheley gave his first-ever statement at any of his trials during a plea hearing Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 4) …

County to seek death penalty against convicted murderer
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County to seek death penalty against convicted murderer

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jun 12, 2015

The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will seek the death penalty against Nicholas Sheley, an Illinois man awaiting trial in conn…

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• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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