Richard Strong
Richard Strong, 47, was executed by lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri, in June 2015. His daughter, Alyshia, wrote in support of clemency and said they had been very close, and that she did not think it was right to lose her father as part of the punishment. His lawyers said he had a history of severe depression and mental illness and asked the courts to stop the execution. Governor Jay Nixon declined a clemency request, and the US Supreme Court refused to halt the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His defense said he had a history of severe depression and mental illness and asked the courts to stop the execution.
Reported by: state prison in Bonne Terre (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.