Title: Death Sentences in Missouri, 1803-2005
Subtitle: A History and Comprehensive Registry of Legal Executions, Pardons, and Commutations
Description: "This chronological discussion of the death penalty in Missouri covers those executed from 1803 through 2005. Chapters discuss such topics as the death penalty offenses of Indians and blacks; death sentences carried out by the military; lynchings; the gas chamber; the executions of rapists, juveniles, and women; pardons and commutations; appellate court reversals; and lethal injection"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Capital punishment, History