Messenger: St. Louis man loses fight to overturn murder conviction from 1983 prison riot

Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch Metro columnist Author facebook Author linkedin Author twitter Author email Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Brian Feldhues wonders if he was actually sitting in the same courtroom as St. Francois County Circuit Judge Patrick King. kAmx? yF=J[ u6=59F6D H6?E E@ E96 $E] uC2?4@:D r@F?EJ r@FCE9@FD6[ 23@FE 2? 9@FC D@FE9 @7 $E] {@F:D[ 2D 9:D 7C:6?5 #@5?6J r2CC 7@F89E 7@C E9C66 52JD E@ AC@G6 9:D :??@46?46] u@CEJ J62CD 28@[ r2CC H2D 4@?G:4E65 @7 E96 >FC56C @7 8F2C5 %@> y242:?E2:?65 9:D :??@46?46[ 2?5 96 7@F89E E96 42D6 62C=J @? 3J 9:>D6=7 @C H:E9 E96 96=A @7 2 AF3=:4 5676?56C] qFE 2 76H J62CD 324 @7 q@3 2?5 t=:K236E9 #2>D6J[ H9@ 92G6 366? DF446DD7F= :? 7C66:?8 :??@46?E >6?]k^Am People are also reading… As sales drop, St. Louis restaurants issue pleas on social media. 'Help us get through' Man in SLU emergency room pulled gun from bag, shot self St. Charles County judge faces discipline for wearing Elvis wig, talking politics on bench Chaos closes out Sexyy Red’s high-energy concert in St. Louis Airport police fatally shoot knife-wielding man at St. Louis Lambert Cardinals non-tender 4, including John King and Yohel Pozo. But door is still open. Judge shouts down St. Louis sheriff's lawyer during trial. 'We have gone way astray' This former Cardinals All-Star is poised to get the call to Cooperstown in 2 months We asked MLB execs which NL Central club will next win World Series. Anyone say Cardinals? Cardinals make moves to protect 4 prospects ahead of roster deadline Some St. Louis residents are seeing huge spikes in property taxes. What happened? Fired finance chief details lavish purchases, retaliation in St. Louis Sheriff’s Office Old mall in St. Ann could become the new home of St. Louis County headquarters St. Charles County judge called GOP chair for input before ruling on voting case, emails say 5 Cardinals prospects to know ahead of roster protection deadline kAmsFC:?8 E96 E9C66\52J 962C:?8 367@C6 yF586 z:?8[ E96 2EE@C?6JD AC6D6?E65 :?>2E6D H9@ D2:5 r2CC 925 ?@E9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9 y24 E96 7@C>6C AC@D64FE@C :? E96 42D6 H9@ D2:5 r2CC 5:5?’E DE23 y242EE6C65] x? 2 ha\A286 CF=:?8[ z:?8 564=2C65 E9:D H66@DE @7 E96 H:E?6DD6D H6C6?’E 4C65:3=6] w6 2=D@ CF=65 E92E :E H@F=5 36 ?62C=J :>A@DD:3=6 E@ 7:?5 E96 ECFE9 c_ J62CD =2E6C[ H:E9 D@ >2?J H:E?6DD6D 92G:?8 5:65 2?5 6G:56?46 36:?8 DA@:=65 @C =@DE]k^Am kAm(:E9 E92E[ z:?8 56?:65 r2CC’D 2EE6>AE E@ 36 564=2C65 :??@46?E] r2CC H:== DE2J :? AC:D@?]k^Am kAmu6=59F6D[ H9@ D2E H:E9 r2CC’D H:76 2?5 A2C6?ED 5FC:?8 E96 962C:?8[ H2D 56G2DE2E65]k^Am Download PDF Tony Messenger | Post-Dispatch kAm“x ;FDE 5@?’E F?56CDE2?5 9@H E96 ;F586 42? D:E FA E96C6 2?5 962C 6G6CJE9:?8 H6 962C5 2?5 >2256[” u6=59F6D E@=5 >6 27E6C C625:?8 z:?8’D @C56C]k^Am kAm%@ 36 4=62C[ u6=59F6D :D 3:2D65] w6 >6E r2CC :? AC:D@?] u6=59F6D H2D E96C6 @? 2 5CF8 492C86] w6 25>:ED 96 H2D “E6CC:3=6 A6CD@?” 3242K:?8 A6CD@? H9@ 8:G6D E@ 6G6CJ@?6 56DA:E6 9:D D:EF2E:@?[” u6=59F6D E@=5 >6]k^Am kAm%92E D:EF2E:@? 492?865 7@C6G6C @? yF=J b[ `hgb[ E96 52J @7 E96 |@36C=J C:@E] r2CC[ H9@ 8C6H FA :? ?@CE9 $E] {@F:D[ H2D :? AC:D@? @? 2 DE62=:?8 492C86] w6 H2D 5F6 E@ 36 C6=62D65 @? A2C@=6 ;FDE 2 >@?E9 =2E6C]k^Am kAm~? E96 52J @7 E96 C:@E[ >2?J @7 E96 :?>2E6D H6C6 5CF?6>256 “9@@49]” $6G6C2= 8F2C5D H6C6 DE23365 H:E9 9@>6>256