Clemons, who has spent almost 20 years on death row, makes last-ditch effort to clear his name over murder of sisters in 1991After almost two decades on death row, a scheduled execution date that brought him within 12 days of death by lethal injection, and multiple appeals and petitions, Reggie Clemons this week was given his final chance to save his own life.Over four dramatic days of testimony, a courtroom in St Louis packed with relatives and friends of both the prisoner and his two alleged victims was taken on a legal white-knuckle ride. The court heard conflicting ... (more)

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