RFT’s coverage of Darryl Burton

His name may still be new to Kansas Citians, but in St. Louis, our colleagues at the Riverfront Times have been reporting on the saga of Darryl Burton, the subject of last week’s feature story, since 2004.

Click here to read Malcolm Gay’s story, “A Shot in the Arm,” published in November 2004.

Click here to read Gay’s follow-up on prison snitch Claudex Simmons, who, had he not made up testimony in order to squeal his way out of jail, may have served full sentences for his own crimes and never had the chance to kill Affton Fire Chief Gerald Buehne while fleeing police in a March 2005 car chase.

And click here to read Nick Lucchesi’s interview with Burton shortly after he was freed last year.