Executed
Earl Ringo Jr.
Earl Ringo Jr., 40, was executed by lethal injection in Missouri on August 1, 2018, and was pronounced dead at 12:31 a.m., according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. His attorneys challenged the state's use of the sedative midazolam, arguing that it could leave him unable to show pain or suffering. Courts and Governor Jay Nixon declined to halt the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys challenged the state's use of midazolam in the lethal injection, arguing it could leave him unable to show pain or suffering.
Reported by: Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); his attorneys.