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Leon Taylor

Execution

Date of Execution: 11/19/2014
Method: Lethal Injection
State: Missouri
County: Jackson County
Region: Midwest
Age at Execution: 56

Death sentences

1995 · Jackson County, Missouri · Resentenced to Death
Current status of this case: Executed
1999 · Jackson County, Missouri · Executed

Recorded details

Race: Black
Sex: Male