Missouri Executes Michael Tisius for Killing Two Jailers During Escape Attempt.
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Michael Tisius was executed by lethal injection in Missouri for killing two jailers during a failed attempt to help an acquaintance escape from a rural jail in 2000. Tisius was convicted of the murders of Leon Egley and Jason Acton at the Randolph County Jail. His lawyers had urged the U.S. Supreme Court to block the execution, but the court rejected the motion. Tisius expressed remorse for his crimes in a final written statement.
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