Missouri Executes Brian Dorsey for 2006 Double Murder Despite Petition for Mercy
Jefferson City, Missouri – The state of Missouri carried out the execution of Brian Dorsey on Tuesday for the 2006 murders of his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and her husband, Benjamin Bonnie. Dorsey’s pleas for clemency were denied, leading to his lethal injection death at 6:11 p.m, as stated by the Missouri Department of Corrections. Hours after the US Supreme Court declined to intervene, Dorsey’s execution took place following Governor Mike Parson’s rejection of his plea …