Missouri Governor ? Michael L. Parson

Office of Communications

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 3, 2023

State to Carry Out Sentence of Scott McLaughlin

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) ??Today, Governor Mike Parson confirmed that the State of Missouri will carry out the sentence of Scott McLaughlin as ordered by the Supreme Court of Missouri.

"McLaughlin?s conviction and sentence remains after multiple, thorough examinations of Missouri law. McLaughlin stalked, raped, and murdered Ms. Guenther. McLaughlin is a violent criminal,"?Governor Parson?said. "Ms. Guenther's family and loved ones deserve peace.?The State of Missouri will carry out McLaughlin?s sentence according to the Court's order and?deliver justice."

McLaughlin waited outside Beverly Guenther?s workplace, where McLaughlin brutally raped and violently stabbed her as she walked to her vehicle?to go home. McLaughlin terrorized Ms. Guenther for months prior, to the point where Ms. Guenther had an order of protection against McLaughlin after McLaughlin broke into her home. McLaughlin?s culpability in Ms. Guenther's murder has never been in question. Missouri courts have found no issue in the application of Missouri law to McLaughlin, and federal appellate courts have maintained as much.

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