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The crime occurred in Saint Louis, Missouri on the afternoon of June 26, 1980. Moss was killed in a drive-by shooting while allegedly dealing drugs on a street corner. Appeals courts upheld his conviction and death sentence.
Griffin was executed by lethal injection on June 21, 1995.
Griffin maintained his innocence right up to his execution. After Griffin"s execution, a 2005 post-execution investigation was sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
This National Association for the Advancement of Colored People investigation raised doubts about the conviction (specifically as to the shooter"s identity), and subsequently caused an investigation by the Saint Louis City Circuit Attorney" General’ s Office. The Saint Louis City investigation ended in a finding that "the right person was convicted".