Cecil Clayton

Missouri’s Oldest Death Row Inmate Put To Death
Missouri’s Oldest Death Row Inmate Put To Death
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's oldest death row inmate has been put to death for the 1996 killing of a sheriff's deputy. Cecil Clayton's execution Tuesday came after the U.S. Supreme Court and the governor declined to spare the 74-year-old, who was missing part of his brain from a 1970s sawmill accident...
Death Row Inmate Makes A Last Minute Appeal
Death Row Inmate Makes A Last Minute Appeal
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri's oldest death row inmate is asking the U.S. Supreme Court or the governor to spare him from being executed as scheduled today for the 1996 shooting death of a sheriff's deputy. Attorneys for 74-year-old Cecil Clayton argue he has dementia and lingering effects from a 1972 sawmill accident...