Missouri death row inmate Christopher Collings faces execution despite clemency pleas over his sentence.

Christopher Collings, sentenced to death for the 2007 sexual assault and murder of 9-year-old Rowan Ford, faces execution in Missouri despite a clemency petition citing his history of childhood abuse and a brain abnormality that impairs judgment. The petition also challenges the fairness of his sentence, noting that another man charged in the crime, Rowan's stepfather David Spears, pleaded guilty to lesser charges. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected his appeal.

December 02, 2024
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