George Mercer

George C. "Tiny" Mercer (August 31, 1944 – January 6, 1989)[1] was President of two motorcycle clubs in Belton, Missouri: the Missing Links and Rancid Riders. Mercer was convicted for the rape and murder of 22-year-old Karen Keeton in Belton, Missouri, United States, on August 31, 1978. At the time of the murder, Mercer had a charge pending against him of raping a 17-year-old girl. He was executed at the age of 44 by the state of Missouri by lethal injection. He became the first person to be executed in Missouri since 1965.[2] His execution was carried out in the former gas chamber which was converted to use lethal injection.[3]

For other people named George Mercer, see George Mercer (disambiguation).

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References
  1. "U.S. Executions Since 1976". www.clarkprosecutor.org. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. "George 'Tiny' Mercer was executed by lethal injection early..." UPI. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  3. AP (1989). "Man Executed in Missouri for Killing Waitress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-20.


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