We need your help to support Lance Shockley and his fight for clemency Missouri plans to murder Lance Shockley on 10/14/2025. Lance has always maintained his innocence and MADP supports him on his claim.
- The jury did not impose the death sentence. He was sentenced to death by the judge, not a jury of his peers. The jury was deadlocked.
- Law enforcement identified over 500 investigative leads and multiple alternative suspects, many of which were not run down.
- The case is based on circumstantial evidence – the state admits this! No direct evidence ties Lance to the crime: no blood or bodily fluids, no DNA, no hair, no fingerprints, and no eyewitnesses — more information can be obtained at the website link below.
- The case involves “junk science” which is not scientifically sound.
- The integrity of the trial has been called into question.
- The jury foreman brought a self-published book to trial, a fictionalized autobiography describing murderous vigilante justice against a drunk driver. He brought the book to deliberations and showed it to other jurors. Lance’s trial lawyers never questioned anyone about the book.
Upcoming Events
Rescheduled: 46th Anniversary Celebration – 3/21/26
Preserving the Legacy of Black Liberation in the Age of MAGA. Featuring the launch of our Black Archives Project with Panelists Terry Kennedy (Kujaliwa Hukumu), Janey Archey, Jamala Rogers)
NMC Ribbon Cutting & Community Open House – 2/27/2026
Friday, Feb 27 from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm CST Celebrate the grand opening of the Northside Movement Center, the new shared home for Action St. Louis & ArchCity Defenders!
RSVP for DSLUE, Philando Castile RF, & MLK Scholars’ Black History Month Program – 2/25/2026
The Descendants of the St. Louis University Enslaved, Philando Castile Relief Foundation, and Saint Louis University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars presents “Healing Harm: Reckoning with Truth, Justice, and Accountability.”
