On June 11, the state of Missouri executed David Hosier for the murder of Angela Gilpin back in 2009, despite the efforts of the Missouri bishops and other leaders who had issued letters requesting Governor Mike Parson to grant Mr. Hosier clemency and commute his...
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of David Hosier for June 11, 2024. Hosier was convicted in 2013 of the Sept. 28, 2009, murder of Angela Gilpin, 45, at her Jefferson City apartment. Hosier was originally also charged with the murder of Angela’s...
As the world advances in the fields of technology and medicine, in many respects human rights have fallen behind. Amnesty International has recently released a study claiming the global rate of executions has peaked to the highest level since 2015. This past year,...
On April 9, the state of Missouri executed Brian Dorsey for the murders of Benjamin and Sarah Bonnie back in 2006, despite a myriad of issues raised by advocates arguing for clemency to be granted. In an effort to spare Mr. Dorsey’s life, the Missouri bishops and...
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Brian Dorsey for April 9, 2024, for the murders of Ben and Sarah Bonnie. Decades prior to the murders, Dorsey endured substantial mental and physical childhood trauma, and developed a drug addiction in...
The Missouri Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Brian Dorsey for April 9, 2024, for the murders of Ben and Sarah Bonnie. Decades before the murders, Dorsey endured substantial mental and physical childhood trauma, and developed a drug addiction in...
Discussion of Missouri’s capital punishment got an early start this session, as several republican legislators have filed bills calling for the controversial criminal sentencing act to be abolished. In collaboration with Missourians for the Abolition of the Death...