Collings is scheduled to be executed 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, for the 2007 murder of Rowan Ford, 9, a fourth grader at Triway Elementary in Stella.
The Court denied a writ of certiorari for Collings in April, meaning it would not even hear Collings' case.
Collings' attorney filed a motion to file a supplemental appendix to the petition for a writ of certiorari under seal. The court once again denied the request.
Collings' efforts to stave off the death penalty were rejected by the Missouri Supreme Court August 15.
In the motion, the public defender also noted that another man, Rowan Ford's stepfather David Spears, had also confessed to the crime.
The motions to the U. S. and Missouri supreme courts were filed after Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a motion to the Missouri Supreme Court April 2 asking that an execution date be scheduled for Collings, who has been on death row since May 11, 2012, after he was convicted by a Platte County jury following a two-week trial.
In his motion, Bailey detailed Collings' crimes:
Afterwards, Collings threw the victim’s body in a sinkhole near Powell, Missouri in McDonald County. Collings also burned the rope he used to strangle the victim, the blood-stained clothing he wore during the attack, and his blood-stained mattress. Collings eventually confessed to the police.
Collings was convicted in Phelps County by a jury selected from Platte County. During the punishment phase of the trial, the jury found that Collings had tortured the victim in a way that was vile, horrible, and inhumane. The jury also found that Collings murdered the victim to prevent her from testifying against him regarding the rape.
Collings’s conviction and sentence have been reviewed by the Missouri Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. No court has ever found any legal errors.
Die already you’ve existed on this earth longer than you should have
ReplyDeleteChris Collings, deserves to be removed from Society. He has spent 17-Years longer on this planet than he should have. He and Rowan's Step Father, both confessed to the Murder - They should both be sent to Hell. No more delays, many will celebrate his demise on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 6PM.
ReplyDeleteLet us not forget the Victim, Rowan Ford, the young 9-Year Girl that was abducted, raped, and murdered, by these sick and twisted individuals who by our laws will be allowed to peacefully die.
To those who are against the Death Penalty, because they see it as Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Remember Rowan Ford, was a bright-eyed fourth grader, who died in a Cruel and Violent Way, and she deserves Justice.
Chris Collings, has had 17-Years to clear his name. He has had 17-Years to use the Justice System. These Abolish Death Penalty Groups - Are trying to Raise Money, Sign Petitions, and Wants you to show justice, fairness, and humanity, to Chris Collings - While he did not show that to Rowan Ford.
It is Time for Justice for - Rowan Ford, who was Violently Abducted, Raped and Murdered by these Men.