| Background |
| Stacey Lannert was convicted on December 11, 1992, of first degree murder and armed criminal action for the shooting death of her father. She was sentenced to life imprisonment in the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole. |
| Stacey has been incarcerated since her arrest in 1990. However, her ordeal began long before that. Stacey's father, Tom Lannert, began sexually abusing her when she was eight years old. The sexual abuse advanced to rape and sodomy. When Stacey was seventeen, she moved in with her mother, who had long ago divorced Tom. However, this did not free Stacey. When she began to fear that Tom was abusing her little sister, Christy, Stacey returned to her father's home. As is the case with most abused children, Stacey saw no alternative. One night, after an abusive incident, she shot and killed her father. |
| Stacey has been punished enough for a situation that would have challenged the best of us. She has grown into a bright and articulate young woman whose character and inner strength are an example to us all. We urge all who visit this site to become a part of our effort to free Stacey from behind the prison walls. |
| Appeals and Clemency |
| Stacey appealed her convictions to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. They affirmed in 1994 and the Missouri Supreme Court denied transfer. |
| In 1998, Stacey filed a clemency petition to then Missouri Governor, Mel Carnahan. Governor Carnahan was killed in a plane crash in 2000, and his Lieutenant Governor, Roger Wilson, became the Governor of Missouri for seven weeks. He did not act on Stacey's petition before he left office. |
| In 2001, Bob Holden became the Governor of Missouri. Although he granted other clemencies to battered women, he left Stacey's petition pending. The petition remains pending before current Governor Matt Blunt, who took office in January 2005. |
| While the petition was pending before Governor Holden, the Eighth Circuit denied Stacey's habeas petition. The United States Supreme Court denied cert. There are no more legal appeals. |
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