Missourinet reporter Julie Anderson covered the execution of Larry Griffin in 1995 and recorded the pre and post-execution news briefings (Audio: 16 min, mp3).

The audio has been slightly edited to eliminate some pauses but no content has been chagned. Reporter questions which wee asked off-mic have been amplified to make them audible. The first minute of audio is Corrections Department spokesman Tim Kniest announcing the execution would go ahead after the appeals which caused it to be delayed had been exhausted. The rest of the material is the post-execution press conference. The Corrections Department employees heard are Kniest, Corrections Director Dora Shriro, and George Lombardi, the director of adult institutions.

Anderson filed this account of Griffin's final hours while his last appeals were being considered. (Audio: 30 sec, mp3)

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