An inmate who fatally stabbed his grandmother more than 30 times to get cash for crack cocaine was executed early on Wednesday in Missouri’s new death chamber. Donald Jones (38) died by injection at 12.07am. Jones’ relatives had asked governor Matt Blunt to spare his life, arguing the 68-year-old victim would not have sought vengeance against her grandson.
A Missouri maker of software that has enabled users to copy DVDs and computer games soon could fold under the mounting weight of lawsuits by deep-pocketed movie studios and others, the company’s chief said. Robert Moore said on Wednesday that he’ll decide within weeks whether his 321 Studios would seek federal bankruptcy protection.