Donald Jones
Donald Jones was executed by the state of Missouri on April 27, 2005, at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center near Bonne Terre, where he was the first man put to death. He was the 63rd person executed in Missouri since the death penalty was reinstated in 1989. His relatives, together with relatives of the victim, asked Governor Matt Blunt to intervene in the execution. The state parole board recommended clemency, but the governor refused.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The state parole board recommended clemency and his relatives asked Governor Matt Blunt to intervene, but the governor refused.
Reported by: State of Missouri (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.