ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MISSOURI- The Office of Prosecuting Attorney Tim Lohmar announces that on October 4, 2022, a St. Charles County jury recommended the death sentence for Richard Darren Emery, who was convicted last week of four counts of Murder in the 1st Degree in the slayings of his girlfriend, her mother and her two children.
For the jury to recommend the death sentence, they must unanimously agree that at least one Aggravating circumstance was proven beyond reasonable doubt during the trial. If they unanimously agree, the jury can sentence the convicted party to death.
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