Thursday, June 25, 2009

Pitch: SKillicorn widow reacts to halt of Missouri executions

An appeal by convicted killer Reginald Clemons has halted executions in Missouri for the time being, which is bittersweet new for former Kansas City Star reporter Paula SKillicorn, the widow of recently executed Dennis Skillicorn. Pitch Magazine has her reaction:

"While this is good news for death row families who will be spared -- at least for a while -- the deep pain and horror that our whole family is suffering, the way the Supreme Court handled this shows once again how capricious and inconsistent the system is when it comes to the death penalty," Paula wrote to The Pitch via e-mail.

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