Governor Denies Clemency for Death-Row Inmate With Tumors in Head and Neck

Governor Denies Clemency for Death-Row Inmate With Tumors in Head and Neck
Russell Bucklew in a file prison photo. Missouri Department of Corrections
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson denied a clemency request for death row inmate Russell Bucklew after his lawyers made a clemency request.

Bucklew, 51, suffers from a rare disease that includes blood-filled tumors in his head, neck, and throat. His lawyers said that his execution, scheduled for the night of Oct. 1, would be gruesome.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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