The Missourinet has covered --and a Missourinet reporter has witnessed-- every execution since the death penalty was reinstated in Missouri in 1989 (George Mercer). The objective of this website is to be a repository of information about those who have been executed and those currently under death sentence. Along with death penalty news, you'll find some of the history of the death penalty in Missouri, including interviews (audio) with the condemned, members of victim's families and reporters assigned to cover executions. For additional news about the death penalty in Missouri, visit Missourinet.com.