Death sentence upheld in 2000 murder of jail guards

Boone County judge sentences Michael Tisius to death
Monday, September 27, 2010 | 3:55 p.m. CDT; updated 5:33 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 27, 2010

COLUMBIA — Michael Tisius couldn't come up with a good answer when Boone County Circuit Judge Gary Oxenhandler asked why he shouldn't be sentenced to death.

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