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Missouri man who maintains innocence set to be executed for killing state trooper
- Governor Mike Kehoe rejected clemency for Lance Shockley, scheduling his execution Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Missouri Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre.
- At the time, Lance Shockley ambushed and murdered Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant Carl DeWayne Graham Jr. while Graham investigated Jeffrey Bayless's manslaughter case in 2005.
- Judges and appeals courts later found Lance Shockley was unanimously convicted of first-degree murder with three aggravating factors, with the Missouri Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court upholding the conviction.
- Kehoe described the killing as an assault on the rule of law and said carrying out the sentence shows Missouri law enforcement support and justice for Graham's family.
- Critics and former officials argued last week that the trial was 'marred with errors,' citing untested DNA evidence, according to Heidi Moore and Mary Fox.
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Dad Lance Shockley who denied murdering police officer is executed on death row - The Mirror
The family of Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham Junior said they have "some measure of peace" to see Lance Shockley given the lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri
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Missouri man who maintains innocence set to be executed for killing state trooper
A Missouri man is set to be executed for killing a state trooper over 20 years ago. Prosecutors say Lance Shockley waited for hours near the trooper's home before shooting him.
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