George Mercer

George Mercer

George C. "Tiny" Mercer (August 31, 1944 – January 6, 1989) was convicted of the rape and murder of 22 year old Karen Keeton in Belton, Missouri on August 31, 1978. At the time of the murder, Mercer had a charge pending against him of raping a 17 year old girl. He was executed at the age of 44 by the state of Missouri by lethal injection. He became the first person to be executed in Missouri since 1976 when the death penalty was reinstated.

See also

* List of individuals executed in Missouri
* Capital punishment in the United States

Sources

* [http://websolutions.learfield.com/deathrow/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=40F167F6-5135-4E74-83D244F46CD84A6C Death Row - Capital Punishment in Missouri - Executions: 1989-2005] . "The Missourinet". Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
* [http://websolutions.learfield.com/deathrow/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=FA0CE7D4-3C2F-40C7-AE7E2CA8CF7EA508 "State of Missouri v. George C. Mercer", 618 S.W. 2d 1 (Mo.banc.1981)] . "The Missourinet". Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
* [http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/usexecute.htm U.S. Executions Since 1976] . "The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney". Retrieved on 2007-11-18.


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