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Hortensis

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3. His mother died in August. Gov. Mike Parson had refused to pardon

Reply to FM123 (Original post)

Tue Nov 23, 2021, 11:26 PM

Nov 2021

him so he could go home to his mother -- when all knew he was innocent, and Parson also refused to allow him to leave prison to attend his mother's funeral. Visiting her grave was at the top of his list as a free man.

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After spending 43 years in prison for a triple murder he says he didn't commit, a MO man is finally [View all] FM123 Nov 2021 OP

Rachel could do one of these stories from now until she retires. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #1

43 Years Of Injustice colsohlibgal Nov 2021 #2

His mother died in August. Gov. Mike Parson had refused to pardon Hortensis Nov 2021 #3

Disgusting Govenor. I hope Mr Strickland gets a lot of support. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #4

Imo, evil. Mr. Strickland so fortunately has family Hortensis Nov 2021 #5

Ah, he does have some family to help. Good. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #9

Yes, thank goodness for that. Hortensis Nov 2021 #11

how about some restitution? RussBLib Nov 2021 #6

Yeah, really. He had to have extra strength, and grounding. .. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #10

Headline writer still trying to pin the blame on this guy. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #7

Good point... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #8