Dennis Skillicorn is on death row in Missouri, convicted of killing a man who stopped to help him when the car he and his associates were driving broke down, in August 1994.Salon.com: Missouri sets execution of good Samaritan's killer (April 20, 2009)
On April 20, 2009, the Missouri Supreme Court scheduled his execution for May 20, 2009. If carried out, Skillicorn's execution would be the first in Missouri since 2005.Salon.com: Missouri sets execution of good Samaritan's killer (April 20, 2009)
Death of a Good Samaritan
In August 1994, Dennis Skillhorn, Allen Nicklasson and a 17-year-old were on a drug and burglary run when their car broke down on Interstate 70 east of Kansas City, Missouri. Richard Drummond, a technical support supervisor for AT&T driving a company car, stopped to help them. They forced him at gunpoint to drive them towards Kansas City, took him into the woods and shot him in the head.Salon.com: Missouri sets execution of good Samaritan's killer (April 20, 2009) Missouri Death Row: State of Missouri v. Dennis J. Skillicorn
Allen Nicklasson, who admitted that he fired the gun, was sentenced to death. He has said that he had acted alone, and Skillicorn's life should be spared. The minor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sent to prison.Salon.com: Missouri sets execution of good Samaritan's killer (April 20, 2009)
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Was involved in a drug deal and burglary when victim stopped to help him on the roadMissouri Death Row: State of Missouri v. Dennis J. Skillicorn
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First execution date scheduled for August 27, 2008 was stayed because Skillihorn said his council was being prevented from asking the governor for clemencyThe Pitch: Dennis Skillicorn could be Missouri's first execution since 2005 (April 20, 2009)
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Executions in Missouri were stopped between 2006 and June 2007 while the courts decided whether lethal injection was a legal methodThe Pitch: Dennis Skillicorn could be Missouri's first execution since 2005 (April 20, 2009)
