Paroled Murderer Accused of Killing Again: A Missouri man released after serving 17 years of a life term for murdering his wife and another man has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend last week. The Associated Press reports that 63-year-old Harry Little Sr. was sentenced to life in prison in 1978 on two counts of second-degree murder. Court documents reveal he was released on parole in 1995. Little is facing charges of first-degree murder and is being held in jail without bond.
Missouri Murderer to be Executed Wednesday: A Missouri man convicted of murdering a gas station attendant during a robbery attempt two decades ago is scheduled to be put to death at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that attorneys for Leon Taylor have asked Governor Jay Nixon for a stay of execution based on claims of racial prejudice during his sentence, but the governor has shown no sign of halting the execution. If Taylor is executed, he will be the ninth person executed by the state of Missouri this year.
Convicted Double-Murderer Sentenced to LWOP: A California man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was found guilty of killing two USC students from China. Marisa Gerber of the Los Angeles Times reports that 22-year-old Javier Bolden approached the two students as they sat in their car in hopes of stealing their money. After his arrest, Bolden was recorded bragging about shooting the two victims to his cellmate who happened to be an undercover police informant. Bolden's co-defendant pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder for the killings and was also sentenced to life without parole.
Missouri Murderer to be Executed Wednesday: A Missouri man convicted of murdering a gas station attendant during a robbery attempt two decades ago is scheduled to be put to death at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that attorneys for Leon Taylor have asked Governor Jay Nixon for a stay of execution based on claims of racial prejudice during his sentence, but the governor has shown no sign of halting the execution. If Taylor is executed, he will be the ninth person executed by the state of Missouri this year.
Convicted Double-Murderer Sentenced to LWOP: A California man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was found guilty of killing two USC students from China. Marisa Gerber of the Los Angeles Times reports that 22-year-old Javier Bolden approached the two students as they sat in their car in hopes of stealing their money. After his arrest, Bolden was recorded bragging about shooting the two victims to his cellmate who happened to be an undercover police informant. Bolden's co-defendant pled guilty to two counts of first-degree murder for the killings and was also sentenced to life without parole.
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