Now, before any of your anti-death penalty folks get your panties in a bunch and assume that this condemned murder was in all kinds of discomfort, let me remind you that he, along with three (3) others - two other have been put to death, the fourth is serving life - bludgeoned a store clerk to death. Michael Lee Wilson, 38, was convicted in the killing of Richard Yost, 30, who aspired to one day manage the Quiktrip store. Wilson, who was convicted of first-degree murder, was the third person executed for the February 25, 1995, crime; the fourth defendant is serving a life term... Before the crime, the men loitered nearly an hour while waiting for customers to leave. Once they were gone, they struck Yost with an aluminum baseball bat 54 times in 131 seconds. They jostled a safe while removing it, but Wilson posed as Yost when a security company called to check an alarm. And to dampen suspicions among middle-of-the-night customers, Wilson put on Yosts uniform and worked the cash register as Yost lay dying in a pool of blood, beer and milk behind the cooler doors. The state Board of Pardon and Parole last month rejected Wilsons clemency request on a four to one vote. Ahead of the hearing, Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Miller told the panel that Wilson knew Yost had to die so he couldnt identify his robbers.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:59:43 +0000
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