When Tisius was 19 years old, he killed two jail guards during a botched attempt to free his former cellmate who now says he "manipulated" Tisius and talked him into the failed escape attempt.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined clemency for a man who faces execution Tuesday evening for killing two jailers in an ill-fated effort to free someone else from a county jail. Michael Tisius, 42, would be the third person in Missouri, and the 12th person nationally, to be executed in 2023. He’s accused of […]