Earl Ringo Jr.
Earl Ringo Jr., 40, was executed by lethal injection at the Missouri state penitentiary in Bonne Terre on September 10, 2014, and was pronounced dead at 12:31 a.m. The Missouri Department of Corrections said the execution was carried out as ordered. His attorneys challenged the state's use of the sedative midazolam, arguing it could leave him unable to show pain, and raised concerns about racial bias in his trial. The U.S. Supreme Court and Governor Jay Nixon declined to halt the execution. In a final written statement he quoted from the Quran, asking for wisdom and to be joined with the righteous.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys challenged the state's use of the sedative midazolam, arguing it could leave him unable to show pain, and raised concerns about racial bias at his trial.
Reported by: Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
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