Herbert Smulls Executed For Murdering a Jeweler and Shattering a Family’s Future | Last Meal & Words

???? Herbert L. Smulls Execution + The Chesterfield Jewelry Store Murder | Death Row Missouri, Final 24 Hours & Legal Battle

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In July 1991, the peaceful suburb of Chesterfield, Missouri, became the scene of one of the state’s most haunting crimes. Inside F&M Crown Jewels, jeweler Stephen Honickman and his wife Florence were preparing to close for the day when a man entered under the pretense of buying a diamond ring for his fiancée. That man was Herbert L. Smulls — a former convict with a plan for quick money that would end in tragedy. Moments later, gunfire shattered the calm. Stephen was fatally shot, and Florence survived only by pretending to be dead.
Within 15 minutes, police stopped Smulls on the highway. Inside his car, they found stolen jewelry, a .38-caliber revolver, and his teenage accomplice, Norman Brown. The ballistics report, fingerprint analysis, and survivor testimony built an airtight case. Convicted under Missouri’s capital murder statute, Smulls was sentenced to death for murder, assault, and armed robbery.
Over the next two decades, his case wound through every level of appeal — from psych evaluations to challenges against Missouri’s lethal injection protocol. As the state shifted to compounded pentobarbital, Smulls joined lawsuits arguing that secret drug sources violated the Eighth Amendment. But in January 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a final stay. Hours later, under the sterile glow of Bonne Terre’s execution chamber, Missouri carried out the sentence.

In this gripping documentary, we explore:
???? The Chesterfield jewelry store shooting that shocked Missouri
???? Florence Honickman’s survival and eyewitness identification
???? Police investigation, forensic breakthroughs, and the capital murder trial
???? Herbert Smulls’s decades of death row appeals and mental health claims
???? The controversy over lethal injection secrecy and constitutional challenges
???? The final 24 hours inside Missouri’s execution chamber
???? The lasting impact on victims, the debate over mercy vs. justice, and what this case reveals about America’s death penalty system

???? This episode dives deep into court transcripts, forensic evidence, autopsy results, and psychological assessments to deliver a complete and factual look at one of Missouri’s most debated executions.
???? If you’re fascinated by true crime stories, death row investigations, and the intersection of law, morality, and justice, this is one case you’ll never forget.

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