Jurors Who Sentenced Man to Death Now Urge His Life Be Spared

Michael Tisius is scheduled to be executed for murdering two jail guards in 2000.
Six jurors who sentenced Tisius to death now support commuting his sentence to life in prison.
The jurors point to Tisius' difficult childhood, mental impairments and good behavior as reasons for changing their minds.
Public support for the death penalty has declined and Missouri is one of only four states to carry out an execution this year.
The clemency request and jurors' statements have angered victims' families but energized death penalty opponents lobbying the governor to commute the sentence.