Missouri inmate nears execution for 2006 killings of cousin and her husband after appeals denied [Video]

The U.S. Supreme Court denied two appeals on behalf of Missouri inmate Brian Dorsey, clearing the way for his scheduled execution Tuesday night for the 2006 slayings of his cousin and her husband.Both appeals were turned aside without comment. One cited Dorsey’s record of good behavior since his incarceration and said he should not be put to death because he has been rehabilitated.The other appeal said his life should be spared because his trial lawyers had a conflict of interest. The pair of public defenders were paid a $12,000 flat fee that provided them with no incentive to invest time in his case, the appeal said. On their recommendation, Dorsey pleaded guilty despite having no agreement with prosecutors that he would be spared the death penalty.Dorsey killed his cousin and her husband inside their central Missouri home two days before Christmas in 2006, leaving their 4-year-old daughter alone in the …