Christopher Collings’ last words, meal before execution for 2007 rape, murder of 9-year-old girl are revealed
Christopher Collings, 49, was declared dead nine minutes after he was injected with a single dose of pentobarbital
She called him Uncle Chris. Now he's being executed for her murder. Who was Rowan Ford?
Rowan Ford was a star student whose smile and work ethic won the hearts of her teachers. She loved riding her purple bicycle and her bedroom was Barbie pink.
Missouri man executed for girl's murder after governor denies clemency
Missouri is set to carry out its fourth execution this year on Tuesday night. The man condemned to death was convicted in a 9-year-old girl's 2007 murder.
Missouri executes death row inmate convicted of murdering 9-year-old in 2007
The State of Missouri executed death row inmate Christopher Collings by lethal injection Tuesday evening for the 2007 abduction, rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl.
Death row inmate who raped and murdered 9-year-old girl to face death tomorrow
Christopher Collings had his execution date scheduled for at 6pm on December 3 after spending almost 20 years in jail for raping and strangling the fourth-grader, before dumping her body in a cave
Missouri executes man for sexually assaulting, strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007
On Monday, Republican Gov. Mike Parson denied a clemency petition, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined a request to intervene.
Missouri executes Christopher Collings for 9-year-old Rowan Ford's rape, murder
Collings, a father of two now-grown daughters, was convicted of killing Rowan Ford on Nov. 3, 2007, in the small southwest Missouri town of Stella.
Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007
Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007.
Missouri executes girl’s killer
A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for sexually assaulting and killing a 9-year-old girl, then dumping her body in a sinkhole outside a small, rural town.
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Rowan Ford’s step-father – Where is he now?
With the impending execution of convicted child-killer Christopher Collings, the spotlight shifts to his co-defendant, Rowan ...
Crime Traveler: What happened to Rowan Ford?
Colleen questions Rowan’s stepfather, David Spears, about where her daughter might be. Spears’ response is that Rowan stayed ...
Killer with brain ‘abnormality’ to be executed for dumping girl’s body in sinkhole
A death row inmate is set to receive a lethal injection for strangling a nine-year-old to death and leaving her body in a ...
Abnormal brain and childhood abuse make Missouri man unfit for execution, his lawyers say
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man facing the death penalty for sexually assaulting and killing a child was a frequent victim of ...