Las Vegas Sun

May 16, 2024

With bible in hand, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan is hugged by his wife Jean in Jefferson City, Mo., after being sworn in to his first term as governor in this Jan. 11, 1993 photo. Carnahan, the Democratic candidate in one of the most hotly contested U.S. Senate races in the country, was killed when the plane shuttling him to a campaign rally crashed in rainy, foggy weather. The Cessna 335 also carrying Carnahan's 44-year-old son, Roger, who was piloting the plane, and campaign adviser Chris Sifford, 37, went down Monday night, 25 miles south of St. Louis.

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With bible in hand, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan is hugged by his wife Jean in Jefferson City, Mo., after being sworn in to his first term as governor in this Jan. 11, 1993 photo. Carnahan, the Democratic candidate in one of the most hotly contested U.S. Senate races in the country, was killed when the plane shuttling him to a campaign rally crashed in rainy, foggy weather. The Cessna 335 also carrying Carnahan's 44-year-old son, Roger, who was piloting the plane, and campaign adviser Chris Sifford, 37, went down Monday night, 25 miles south of St. Louis.