Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution for killing girl

Christopher Collings was convicted of sexually assaulting nine-year-old in 2007 and leaving her body in sinkholeMissouri’s governor on Monday denied clemency for Christopher Collings, a death row prisoner facing execution for sexually assaulting and killing a nine-year-old girl and leaving her body in a sinkhole.Collings, 49, is scheduled to receive a single injection of pentobarbital at 6pm CT on Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri, for the 2007 killing of fourth-grader Rowan Ford. It would be the 23rd execution in the US this year and the fourth in Missouri. Continue reading...

Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution for killing girl

Christopher Collings was convicted of sexually assaulting nine-year-old in 2007 and leaving her body in sinkhole

Missouri’s governor on Monday denied clemency for Christopher Collings, a death row prisoner facing execution for sexually assaulting and killing a nine-year-old girl and leaving her body in a sinkhole.

Collings, 49, is scheduled to receive a single injection of pentobarbital at 6pm CT on Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri, for the 2007 killing of fourth-grader Rowan Ford. It would be the 23rd execution in the US this year and the fourth in Missouri. Continue reading...