Larry Griffin
American convicted murdered executed in 1995
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
changeAfter 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
change- ↑ "Larry Griffin". Archived from the original on January 11, 2003.
- ↑ Herbert, Bob (July 14, 2005). "Convicted, Executed, Not Guilty". The New York Times.
- ↑ Did Missouri execute an innocent man?. MSNBC (July 12, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ↑ "Humans make mistakes". The Economist. July 21, 2005. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ "How overzealous prosecution and racial bias result in unjust death sentences in Missouri". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. November 27, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Execution of an innocent?". St. Louis American. July 14, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ L. Kirchmeier, Jeffrey (Winter 2006). "Dead Innocent: The Death Penalty Abolitionist Search for a Wrongful Execution". Tulsa Law Review. 42 (2). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ Reasonable Doubts: Is the U.S. Executing Innocent People? (PDF) (Report). Equal Justice USA. October 26, 2000.
- ↑ "Convicted killer executed, but was he guilty?". NBC News. June 25, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ Zernike, Kate (July 19, 2005). "Executed Man May Be Cleared in New Inquiry". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Missouri death sentence case gets another look". MSNBC. The Associated Press. August 5, 2005. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
- ↑ "Campaign to clear executed US man". BBC News. July 13, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ↑ Tribune, Chicago (July 13, 2007). "Report: Executed inmate was guilty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 7, 2024.