In October , the state announced it would use pentobarbital , which would be provided by an unnamed compounding pharmacy . John Paul Franklin is executed after the Supreme Court declines to step in . The judges granted stays Tuesday . He shot Hustler magazine editor Larry King . He was executed for a 1977 shooting outside a St. Louis restaurant .
John Paul Franklin is executed after the Supreme Court declines to step in . The judges granted stays Tuesday . He shot Hustler magazine editor Larry King . He was executed for a 1977 shooting outside a St. Louis restaurant .