Mike Parson

Yes

... and of Rockwood Charcoal, said he's very familiar with the, uh, Buy Missouri, uh, project of the lieutenant governor's office because he said that Rockwood Charcoal was one of the first members of the Buy Missouri program nearly 10 years ago when then Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson started it to showcase Missouri's fine products at national trade shows and promote buying local.

So how about that?

And that charcoal is a good Missouri hardwood as well.

Well, there you go.

They're having a pretty good season.

I wanted to let you know, one of our listeners who is part of the Buy Missouri, uh, program, Jonathan Heslop, he joined 10 years ago when your predecessor, uh, uh, Mike Parsons, started the program.

He said to thank you specifically for continuing this.

Mississippi Governor Tate Rees, red state.

Missouri Governor Michael Parson, red state.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Democratic governor.

Republicans control the legislature there.

She spent the next 38 years behind bars, becoming the longest serving female prisoner in the state of Missouri.

In 2024, after nearly four decades in prison, Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted her life sentence, allowing Patty to be released.

Today, she's rebuilding her life outside prison and sharing her story of incarceration, second chances, and what it means to start over after 38 years behind bars, and she has books, and books, and letters that she wrote.

We actually get to hear an excerpt from one of her books, um, where she's describing her time, because she would write.

when, when, uh, Josh had found some information that was available on a website.

And Governor, uh, Parson said, "That's hacking.

That's illegal."

And he was trying to be helpful.

And, and, and, and you can't blame that on poor Governor Parson 'cause he, he knows as much about computers as I do.

[laughs]

But, you know, Bailey's younger, and he's supposed to know better.

That's right

Um, this is the one I was thinking of.

The victim's family also opposed the execution, but Governor Mike Parson and the United Supreme Court denied the stays and they executed him.

DNA evidence exonerated him.

It excluded him from the murder weapon, and the handling of the weapon was contaminated by trial prosecutors.

No DNA evidence linked him to the crime, and the current St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney acknowledged the errors made by the trial prosecutors, including mishandling the murder weapon and intentionally excluding Black prospective jurors in violation of the Constitution contributed to a wrongful conviction.

Nonetheless, the Missouri Attorney General's office relentlessly pursued Mr. Williams' execution and opposed clemency.

The Attorney General and Missouri Governor Mike Parson, who ultimately denied the request for clemency, ignored the wishes of the victim's husband, who has consistently made clear that he opposed the death penalty for Mr. Williams.

We are profoundly grateful to everyone who joined our fight for justice.