Jim Salter is the Associated Press correspondent in St. Louis, Missouri.
He has been a journalist for a total of 35 years, including 26 years with the AP in St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr. Salter began working with the Associated Press in St. Louis since 1998 and within his role as a journalist there, he has witnessed more than 60 executions.
On May 19, 2023, I met with Mr. Salter in O'Fallon, Missouri to ask him about his observations as a witness of numerous executions. Our interview focused on the impact of these executions on other witnesses who were present at these executions, as well as the effects that he personally experienced.
Mr. Salter has published countless articles for the Associated Press focused on the death penalty, including numerous executions, in Missouri. The links below lead to just a sampling of Mr. Salter's numerous publications, and the above video link contains an interview with him about the execution of Ernest Johnson, the executed person featured in the first two articles linked below:
Despite calls for clemency, Missouri man executed for 1994 murders
Pope Francis calls for clemency for death row inmate Ernest Johnson
Missouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction of an inmate who has spent decades on death row
Missouri man executed Tuesday night for kidnapping, rape and murder of Kansas City girl
Missouri man executed for killing 2 jailers during failed bid to help inmate escape in 2000