Parson denies Dorsey’s clemency request

April 9, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Genevieve Tlustos

A photo released by the Federal Public Defender, shows inmate Brian Dorsey at the Potosi Correctional Center, Washington County, Missouri. Dorsey is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for killing two people in 2006. (Jeremy Weis, Federal Public Defender via AP)
A photo released by the Federal Public Defender, shows inmate Brian Dorsey at the Potosi Correctional Center, Washington County, Missouri. Dorsey is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for killing two people in 2006. (Jeremy Weis, Federal Public Defender via AP)


Missouri Gov. Mike Parson denied Brian Dorsey's clemency request on Monday.

A release from the governor's office confirmed Dorsey's execution will be carried out as planned on Tuesday.

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