WE CALLed THEM "THE MISSOURI THREE"...
Kevin Strickland UPDATE: FREED November 23, 2021!!
Christopher Dunn UPDATE (AS OF JULY 7, 2024): STILL IN PRISON!!
Kevin Strickland UPDATE: FREED November 23, 2021!!
- WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED FOR 43+ YEARS
- CONVICTED OF: TRIPLE MURDER
- SENTENCE: LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR 50 YEARS (AKA a "Hard 50")
- MAY 10, 2021: Jackson County Prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, announced that Mr. Strickland was wrongfully convicted of the 1978 triple murder that sent him to prison. Peters Baker apologized to Mr. Strickland by phone.
- WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED FOR 43+ YEARS
- CONVICTED OF: TRIPLE MURDER
- SENTENCE: LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR 50 YEARS (AKA a "Hard 50")
- MAY 10, 2021: Jackson County Prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, announced that Mr. Strickland was wrongfully convicted of the 1978 triple murder that sent him to prison. Peters Baker apologized to Mr. Strickland by phone. KEVIN STRICKLAND SPOKE TO HER FROM THE PRISON where he was STILL INCARCERATED! BUT THAT'S NOT THE END OF THE STORY!
- JULY 14, 2021: SB53, a law that (finally) allows local prosecutors to ask a judge to throw out convictions in innocence cases, is signed by Missouri's governor.
- AUGUST 28, 2021: SB 53 officially goes into effect.
- AUGUST 30, 2021: On the first business day after SB 53 went into effect, Jean Peters Baker files a Motion to Set Aside the Judgment of Kevin Strickland.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2021: Nearly three months later, the judge issues an opinion in Mr. Strickland's favor. Mr. Strickland's confinement is the LONGEST WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT IN MISSOURI HISTORY AND THE 8TH LONGEST IN U.S. HISTORY, (Nozicka, Luke. “Kevin Strickland Alleges ‘Reckless’ KCPD Misconduct Led to 43-Year Wrongful Conviction.” The Kansas City Star, McClatchy Media Network, 12 Apr. 2023, www.kansascity.com/news/local/article273731775.html. Accessed 07 July 2024.)
- STATUS: FREED NOVEMBER 23, 2021
- COMPENSATION ANTICIPATED: NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY COMPENSATION UNDER MISSOURI LAW
- $1.7 MILLION WASRAISED FOR MR. STRICKLAND IN A PUBLIC GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN
#FreeKevinStricklandAlready!
Lamar Johnson UPDATE: FREED FEBRUARY 14, 2023!!
Christopher Dunn UPDATE (AS OF JULY 7, 2024): STILL IN PRISON!!
Kevin Strickland UPDATE: FREED November 23, 2021!!
- WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED FOR 28 YEARS
- CONVICTED OF: MURDER
- SENTENCE: LIFE
- JULY 2019: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit determined Mr. Johnson's conviction was suspect and filed a motion for a new trial but her request was dismissed by a local judge who said the city’s top prosecutor did not have the authori
- WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED FOR 28 YEARS
- CONVICTED OF: MURDER
- SENTENCE: LIFE
- JULY 2019: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner’s Conviction Integrity Unit determined Mr. Johnson's conviction was suspect and filed a motion for a new trial but her request was dismissed by a local judge who said the city’s top prosecutor did not have the authority to belatedly correct a wrongful conviction.
- MARCH 2021: The Missouri Supreme Court upheld that decision.
- JULY 14, 2021: SB53, a law that (finally) allows local prosecutors to ask a judge to throw out convictions in innocence cases, is signed by Missouri's governor.
- AUGUST 28, 2021: SB 53 officially goes into effect.
- AUGUST 31, 2022: The St. Louis Circuit Attorney files a Motion to Vacate Mr. Johnson's conviction under SB 53.
- DECEMBER 2022: The St. Louis Circuit Attorney presented evidence at a hearing on a Motion to Vacate Mr. Johnson's conviction.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2023: Two months later, the judge issues an opinion in Mr. Johnson's favor.
- STATUS: FREED FEBRUARY 14, 2023
- COMPENSATION ANTICIPATED: NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY COMPENSATION UNDER MISSOURI LAW
- $609,000 WASRAISED FOR MR. JOHNSON IN A PUBLIC GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN
#FreeLamarJohnsonAlready!
Christopher Dunn UPDATE (AS OF JULY 7, 2024): STILL IN PRISON!!
Christopher Dunn UPDATE (AS OF JULY 7, 2024): STILL IN PRISON!!
Christopher Dunn UPDATE (AS OF JULY 7, 2024): STILL IN PRISON!!
- WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED FOR 34+ YEARS...SO FAR
- CONVICTED OF: MURDER
- SENTENCE: LIFE PLUS 90 YEARS
- 2020: Texas County [Missouri] Circuit Court Judge William E. Hickle found there was clear evidence of Mr. Dunn's innocence but was statutorily unable to overturn Mr. Dunn's conviction and free him because at that time, judges in Missouri did not h
- WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED FOR 34+ YEARS...SO FAR
- CONVICTED OF: MURDER
- SENTENCE: LIFE PLUS 90 YEARS
- 2020: Texas County [Missouri] Circuit Court Judge William E. Hickle found there was clear evidence of Mr. Dunn's innocence but was statutorily unable to overturn Mr. Dunn's conviction and free him because at that time, judges in Missouri did not have the authority to overturn a conviction (even in light of clear evidence of innocence) UNLESS the convicted person was SENTENCED TO DEATH, per a 2016 Missouri Supreme Court ruling [Lincoln v. Cassady, 517 S.W.3d 11].
- JULY 14, 2021: SB53, a law that (finally) allows local prosecutors to ask a judge to throw out convictions in innocence cases, is signed by Missouri's governor.
- AUGUST 28, 2021: SB 53 officially goes into effect.
- MAY 21-22, 2024: The St. Louis Circuit Attorney presented evidence at a hearing on a Motion to Vacate or Set Aside the Judgment of Christopher Dunn. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office opposed the motion.
- AS OF JULY 7, 2024: Mr. Dunn is STILL WAITING FOR A DECISION.
- STATUS: STILL INCARCERATED IN MISSOURI
- COMPENSATION ANTICIPATED: NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY COMPENSATION UNDER MISSOURI LAW
#FreeChristopherDunnAlready!
thiS IS former MO AG Eric Schmitt:
he's no Larry KrasneR!
Schmitt's stance was that "Prosecutors [in Missouri] don't have the authority to take action in cases that they feel lack integrity unless state legislators pass laws permitting this." HE ARGUED THIS NONSENSICAL POSITION ALL THE WAY TO THE MISSOURI SUPREME COURT...AND WON!
this is missouri gov. mike parson:
parson COULD have PARDONed Kevin Strickland & SENt HIM HOME TO HIS FAMILY anytime between may 10, 2021 & november 23, 2021...instead he chose to file MOTIONS that DELAYED THE HEARING THAT LED TO Mr. Strickland's RELEASE. while the AG's office was busy playing games with kevin strickland's life, Strickland's mother passed away on August 21, 2021. Mr. Strickland was unable to attend his mother's funeral because he was still in prison due to the Ag's delay tactics.
parson COULD have PARDONed Kevin Strickland & SENt HIM HOME TO HIS FAMILY anytime between may 10, 2021 & november 23, 2021...instead he chose to file MOTIONS that DELAYED THE HEARING THAT LED TO Mr. Strickland's RELEASE. while the AG's office was busy playing games with kevin strickland's life, Strickland's mother passed away on August 21, 2021. Mr. Strickland was unable to attend his mother's funeral because he was still in prison due to the Ag's delay tactics.
parson COULD have PARDONed Kevin Strickland & SENt HIM HOME TO HIS FAMILY anytime between may 10, 2021 & november 23, 2021...instead he chose to file MOTIONS that DELAYED THE HEARING THAT LED TO Mr. Strickland's RELEASE. while the AG's office was busy playing games with kevin strickland's life, Strickland's mother passed away on August 21, 2021. Mr. Strickland was unable to attend his mother's funeral because he was still in prison due to the Ag's delay tactics.
Despite (or maybe because of) AG Schmitt, the MO House & Senate took action! SB 53 was passed in mid-May 2021 and after sitting on it from May 25, 2021 until July 14, 2021, Gov. Parson finally signed it (see "The Solution (Sort Of), in a Nutshell" above). It took effect August 28, 2021.
P.S. GOV. PARSON COULD HAVE PARDONED STRICKLAND AT
Despite (or maybe because of) AG Schmitt, the MO House & Senate took action! SB 53 was passed in mid-May 2021 and after sitting on it from May 25, 2021 until July 14, 2021, Gov. Parson finally signed it (see "The Solution (Sort Of), in a Nutshell" above). It took effect August 28, 2021.
P.S. GOV. PARSON COULD HAVE PARDONED STRICKLAND AT ANY TIME DURING THIS PROCESS, BUT HE STEADFASTLY REFUSED!
AUGUST 25, 2021 update: pardon WAS NEVER GRANTED. FINALLY FREED on november 23, 2021, AS A MATTER OF LAW AGAINST SCHMITT'S LEGAL OBJECTIONS!
parson COULD have PARDONed Kevin Strickland & SENt HIM HOME TO HIS FAMILY anytime between may 10, 2021 & november 23, 2021...instead he chose to file MOTIONS that DELAYED THE HEARING THAT LED TO Mr. Strickland's RELEASE. while the AG's office was busy playing games with kevin strickland's life, Strickland's mother passed away on August 21, 2021. Mr. Strickland was unable to attend his mother's funeral because he was still in prison due to the Ag's delay tactics.
parson COULD have PARDONed Kevin Strickland & SENt HIM HOME TO HIS FAMILY anytime between may 10, 2021 & november 23, 2021...instead he chose to file MOTIONS that DELAYED THE HEARING THAT LED TO Mr. Strickland's RELEASE. while the AG's office was busy playing games with kevin strickland's life, Strickland's mother passed away on August 21, 2021. Mr. Strickland was unable to attend his mother's funeral because he was still in prison due to the Ag's delay tactics.
Kevin Strickland: Despite calls for a pardon of Mr. Strickland from a bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers, prosecutors, the Mayor of KCMO, & MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WHO CONVICTED MR. STRICKLAND, Gov. Parson delayed pardoning Kevin Strickland and said he would NOT make Strickland's pardon "a priority".
On Friday, July 30, 2021, Gov. Parson
Kevin Strickland: Despite calls for a pardon of Mr. Strickland from a bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers, prosecutors, the Mayor of KCMO, & MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WHO CONVICTED MR. STRICKLAND, Gov. Parson delayed pardoning Kevin Strickland and said he would NOT make Strickland's pardon "a priority".
On Friday, July 30, 2021, Gov. Parson granted 12 pardons and approved two commutations. Kevin Strickland was NOT among them.
#PardonKevinStricklandAlready