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Larry Griffin

Larry Griffin (September 23, 1954 – June 21, 1995) was a man accused of killing 19-year-old Quintin Moss. The alleged crime happened in Saint Louis, Missouri, on June 26, 1980[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] On June 21, 1995, the State of Missouri executed Griffin by lethal injection. He maintained his innocence until he was executed for the crime.[8][9]

Re-opened investigation

After Griffin's execution, a 2005 post-execution investigation was sponsored by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.[10][11][12] This NAACP investigation raised doubts about the conviction (the shooter's identity), and caused an investigation by the St. Louis City Circuit Attorney's Office. The St. Louis City investigation ended in a finding that "the right person was convicted".[13]

References

  1. ↑ Larry Griffin.
  2. ↑ Herbert, Bob (July 14, 2005). "Convicted, Executed, Not Guilty". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/opinion/convicted-executed-not-guilty.html. 
  3. ↑ Did Missouri execute an innocent man?. MSNBC (July 12, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Humans make mistakes" (in en-US). The Economist. July 21, 2005. ISSN 0013-0613 . https://www.economist.com/united-states/2005/07/21/humans-make-mistakes. Retrieved February 7, 2024. 
  5. ↑ How overzealous prosecution and racial bias result in unjust death sentences in Missouri (in en). KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR (November 27, 2022). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Execution of an innocent? (in en). St. Louis American (July 14, 2005). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ L. Kirchmeier, Jeffrey. Dead Innocent: The Death Penalty Abolitionist Search for a Wrongful Execution (in en). Tulsa Law Review 42 (2) (Winter 2006). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ Reasonable Doubts: Is the U.S. Executing Innocent People? (October 26, 2000)Equal Justice USA.
  9. ↑ Convicted killer executed, but was he guilty? (in en). NBC News (June 25, 2007). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ Zernike, Kate (July 19, 2005). "Executed Man May Be Cleared in New Inquiry". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/19/us/executed-man-may-be-cleared-in-new-inquiry.html. 
  11. ↑ "Missouri death sentence case gets another look" (in en-US). MSNBC. August 5, 2005. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8841547. Retrieved November 20, 2007. 
  12. ↑ "Campaign to clear executed US man" (in en-GB). BBC News. July 13, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4678553.stm. Retrieved February 7, 2024. 
  13. ↑ Tribune, Chicago. Report: Executed inmate was guilty (in en-US). Chicago Tribune (July 13, 2007). Retrieved February 7, 2024.

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