Richard Glossip is currently on death row in Oklahoma for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese.

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UPDATE: On January 22, 2024, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in this case, which is expected to occur in October, 2024. Until this case is decided, Richard Glossip is not threatened with an execution date. Click here to read the latest Intercept coverage: WILL THE SUPREME COURT FORCE OKLAHOMA TO KILL RICHARD GLOSSIP?

There is evidence that Glossip did not commit the murder and was wrongfully convicted for the crime. He was most recently scheduled to be executed May 18, however on May 5, the US Supreme Court stayed his execution date. Litigation is expected to go on for at least several months. This was Richard Glossip's NINTH execution date. He has had THREE last meals.

Click here to watch the historic May 4th press conference.

On April 20, 2023, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals denied his request for a new trial, stating

“Glossip has exhausted every avenue and we have found no legal or factual ground which would require relief in this case.”

Richard's clemency hearing took place on April 26, 2023. The board voted 2-2 to deny a recommendation for clemency. This ties the hands of Governor Stitt, who cannot grant clemency without a recommendation of the Oklahoma Board of Pardons and Paroles, however he dies have the unilateral power to grant a reprieve of up to 60 days.

Update May 1: An unopposed petition for a stay of execution has been submitted to the US Supreme Court, to which the Attorney General of Oklahoma has submitted a response in support of the motion. Read all about it, here.

As of April 26, this petition is now targeted to the Oklahoma Legislature with a demand that they enact an immediate moratorium on executions in Oklahoma.

If you are an OKLAHOMA RESIDENT, click here to write your legislators directly.

Click here for the official Richard Glossip web page.

Some of the issues that support Richard's innocence claim include:

• There is no forensic evidence tying Glossip to the murder
• Another person, Justin Sneed, admitted to the murder, and DNA ties him to the murder scene
• Detectives failed to carry out a thorough investigation
• Glossip's first attorney had no experience with a murder trial, and other subsequent attorneys failed to mount a reasonable defense
• Prosecutors destroyed evidence and intimidated witnesses
• and more

Read this article about the case in Rolling Stone Magazine and/or this newer article published August 21, 2022 in The Intercept.

Please sign the petition asking Governor Stitt and the Pardon and Parole Board to do everything within their power to ensure that Glossip does not face execution and to seek a path to clemency in the case.