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Brian Dorsey has had a job as a prison barber for about 12 years. “In this position he is entrusted with equipment that could be used as weapons,” a former warden said.

The court never heard evidence that he was in a state of drug-induced psychosis — but will it matter in Missouri?

According to a Gallup poll, a majority of people now believe the death penalty is applied unfairly. Fifty-three percent said they still support the death penalty, down from 60% a decade ago.

The state executed four people this year, while Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and Alabama executed a total of 20 others. Forty states have abolished the death penalty, paused executions or have not executed anyone in the past 10 years.

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DNA testing, conducted in 2016 and using technology that was not available at the time of the killing, shows Marcellus Williams is not a match for the male DNA found on the murder weapon.

DNA testing, conducted in 2016 and using technology that was not available at the time of the killing, shows Marcellus Williams is not a match for the male DNA found on the murder weapon.

Johnny Johnson, 45, died Tuesday by lethal injection for the 2002 killing of 6-year-old Casey Williamson.

Johnson was found guilty in the murder of 6-year-old Casey Williamson in 2002. Missouri Governor Mike Parson described his case as "one of the most horrific."