List of People Executed in Missouri

List Of People Executed In Missouri

A total of 68 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Missouri since 1976. All were by executed by lethal injection. All executions in Missouri were suspended between June 26, 2006, and June 4, 2007, due to a federal court ruling (see below). Executions resumed on May 20, 2009.

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