ST. LOUIS — Missouri Corrections Director Larry Crawford and observers say he is leaving the department in better condition than it was. Yet debate over lethal injection, a surprise executioner and ultimately a moratorium on executions shaped part of his tenure.
Crawford's tenure coincided with execution tumult
Thursday, January 8, 2009 | 4:03 p.m. CST;
updated 4:55 p.m. CST, Thursday, January 8, 2009
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