ST. LOUIS — John Clayton Smith was a killer, and he didn't claim otherwise. The Missouri man broke into the home of a former girlfriend in 1995, stabbed her 11 times, then took the knife to her stepfather and killed him, too.
Condemned inmates' last words telling
Sunday, January 9, 2011 | 5:27 p.m. CST
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