article_snippet: the 1996 murder of Deputy Sheriff Christopher Castetter was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. The nation's high court turned aside appeals after the Missouri Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, also declined to intervene.
article_snippet: At a press briefing on Tuesday evening, James Castetter thanked authorities for convicting Clayton for the 'senseless murder' of James Castetter brother, Chris Castetter. '
article_snippet: Cecil Clayton was convicted of gunning down Christopher Castetter, a sheriff's deputy in rural southwest Missouri's Barry County.
article_snippet: James Castetter was 29 and a father-of-three when James Castetter went to a home near Cassville on Thanksgiving Eve 1996 to check on a suspicious vehicle report.
article_snippet: Authorities said Cecil Clayton shot James Castetter once in the forehead while the deputy was in the deputy car, which was found against a tree, a tree engine racing and wheels spinning.
article_snippet: Killed: Barry County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Castetter, pictured left, was shot dead by Cecil Clayton, pictured right in an old mug shot, as Cecil Clayton responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle in 1996 .
article_snippet: At his execution at Bonne Terre, Department of Corrections Director George A. Lombardi read a statement from Governor Jay Nixon, in which Department of Corrections Director George A. Lombardi praised the work of Castetter. '
article_snippet: Our state is safer because there are brave officers, like Deputy Castetter, who are willing to sacrifice their own safety for that of others,' Department of Corrections Director George A. Lombardi said. '
article_snippet: As the sentence of Department of Corrections Director George A. Lombardi murderer was carried out this evening, I ask Missourians tonight to honor Deputy Castetter, who gave his murderer life in service to Our state, and to remember his murderer and his murderer family in him and his family thoughts and prayers.'