This is a list of people executed by
lethal injection in
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
, comprising 95 convicted
murderers since 1976, when the
US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point of ...
reaffirmed the death penalty with its decision in ''
Gregg v. Georgia''.
Table
See also
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Capital punishment in Missouri
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Capital punishment in the United States
Notes
References
External links
Capital Punishment in Missouri(Missourinet)
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Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
People executed