Jul 13, 2010 - Psychiatrist: Tisius was abused as a child
A psychiatrist told investigators that Michael Tisius was abused as a child and was prescribed anti-depressant medications as a teen. Michael Tisius' mother also took the stand during the second day of testimony in the case. Posted by Matt LeBlanc
Jul 13, 2010 - Prosecution Wraps Up
The re-trial for Michael Tisius resumed this morning at the Boone Co. Courthouse. The state rested about 9:30. The defense has begun to make its case. Posted by Curtis Varns
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Jul 13, 2010
COLUMBIA - A 29-year-old man sentenced to death nearly
a decade ago for killing two mid-Missouri jailers during a botched
escape is back in court for a new trial.
Michael Tisius was convicted in 2001 in the deaths of Randolph
County jailers Jason Acton and Leon Egley. The two men were killed
after Tisius and the girlfriend of inmate Roy Vance unsuccessfully
tried to free Vance.
The new trial only concerns the death sentence, not the
conviction. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder
but could receive a lesser sentence of life in prison without
parole.
A jury imported from southwest Missouri's Greene County heard opening statements Monday. The trial is expected to take most of this week.
