MICHAEL TAYLOR

• Born: January 30, 1967
• Died: February 26, 2014
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Criminal

Michael Taylor was a Missouri prison inmate on death row, convicted of raping and murdering 15-year-old Ann Harrison (February 22, 1974 - March 22, 1989) after abducting her from a school bus stop in Raytown, Missouri on March 22, 1989. Taylor was aided by Roderick Nunley (March 10, 1965 - September 1, 2015) who was executed on September 1, 2015 after three Supreme Court issued orders denying a stay of execution for Nunley, who was 50 years old. The appeals pending before the Court questioned the constitutionality of the death penalty, the sentencing of Nunley before a jury rather than a judge, and the secrecy of the state of Missouri in acquiring the drug used to perform the execution.