George Mercer
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For the military officer, see George Mercer (military officer).
George C. "Tiny" Mercer (August 31, 1944 – January 6, 1989) was convicted of the rape and murder of 22 year old Karen Keeton in Belton, Missouri on August 31, 1978. At the time of the murder, Mercer had a charge pending against him of raping a 17 year old girl. He was executed at the age of 44 by the state of Missouri by lethal injection. He became the first person to be executed in Missouri since 1976 when the death penalty was reinstated.
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- Death Row - Capital Punishment in Missouri - Executions: 1989-2005. The Missourinet. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- State of Missouri v. George C. Mercer, 618 S.W. 2d 1 (Mo.banc.1981). The Missourinet. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- U.S. Executions Since 1976. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
