Gov. Parson unsure if Kevin Strickland is innocent. Here's why prosecutors say he is
Luke Nozicka, The Kansas City Star
Jun. 24—Missouri Gov. Mike Parson this week said he was not convinced Kevin Strickland is innocent, even though prosecutors say the Kansas City man was wrongly convicted as a teenager four decades ago.
A former sheriff, Parson told 41 Action News he did not know if Strickland, 62, is "innocent or not" in a 1978 triple murder in Kansas City that the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office now says he did not commit.
Kelli Jones, Parson's spokeswoman, said the governor and his team have and will continue to review Strickland's case. However, she said, Parson believes "we must give great deference to the judicial process and a jury's finding of guilt."