Marcellus Williams was executed by the State of Missouri for the murder of Lisha Gayle in 1998 According to court documents Marcellus Williams would break into the home of Lisha Gayle and during the robbery would stab to death the woman. A number of items would be stolen from the home Marcellus Williams would be…
George Gilmore was executed by the State of Missouri for a double murder According to court documents George Gilmore and accomplices would rob Clarence and Lottie Williams whose home would be robbed before they fled George Gilmore would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death George Gilmore would be executed by lethal injection on August…
Winford Stokes was executed by the State of Missouri for three murders According to court documents Winford Stokes would murder Ignatius DiManuele and would plead guilty to manslaughter. Once out of prison Stokes would murder 73 year old Marie Montgomery. Two months later he would murder Pamela Benda. Winford Stokes would be arrested, convicted and…
Gerald Smith was executed by the State of Missouri for the murder of Karen Roberts According to court documents Gerald Smith blamed Karen Roberts for a sexually transmitted disease so he would go to the woman’s home and beat the woman to death with an iron bar Gerald Smith would be arrested, convicted and sentenced…
Maurice Byrd was executed by the State of Missouri for four murders According to court documents Maurice Byrd would rob the Pope’s Cafeteria in the West County Shopping Mall. In the process of the armed robbery he would shoot and kill three employees and shoot another employee who would die later in the hospital. James…
Ricky Grubbs was executed by the State of Missouri for the murder of Jerry Russell Thornton According to court documents Ricky Grubbs and his brother would go to the home of Jerry Russell Thornton. The victim would be murdered before his home was robbed. The two would return the next day and set the residence…
Frank Guinan was executed by the State of Missouri for two prison murders According to court documents Frank Guinan was serving a forty year sentence for armed robbery when he would stab to death John McBroom at the Missouri State Penitentiary. Frank Guinan would be convicted and sentenced to death While on death row Frank…
Frederick Lashley was executed by the State of Missouri for the murder of his adoptive mother Janie Tracy According to court documents Frederick Lashley, 17, would murder his adoptive mother Janie Tracy during a robbery at her home. The disabled woman would be beaten with a cast iron pan and stabbed with a knife Frederick…
Walter Blair was executed by the State of Missouri for the murder of Katherine Jo Allen According to court documents Walter Blair was in jail with Larry Jackson. Jackson was awaiting trial for the sexual assault of Katherine Jo Allen. Jackson would hire Blair to murder the woman so she could not testify against him….
