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Johnny Johnson, 45, received a lethal injection dose of pentobarbital at a state prison in Bonne Terre.

A man who abducted a 6-year-old Missouri girl and beat her to death at an abandoned factory two decades ago was put to death on Tuesday evening, shortly af

'Sorry to the people and family I hurt,' Johnny Johnson said in a brief statement.

Johnson was found guilty in the murder of 6-year-old Casey Williamson in 2002. Missouri Governor Mike Parson described his case as "one of the most horrific."

Johnny Johnson, 45, received a lethal injection dose of pentobarbital at a state prison in Bonne Terre and was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. CDT on Tuesday.

A Missouri man who abducted and murdered a 6-year-old girl at an abandoned factory more than 20 years ago was executed on Tuesday evening by lethal injection.

BONNE TERRE (AP) -- A man who abducted a 6-year-old Missouri girl and beat her to death at an abandoned factory two decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to block the execution over arguments he was mentally incompetent.

Missouri 'vampire' killer Johnny Johnson, 45, received a lethal injection dose of pentobarbital Bonne Terre prison on Tuesday.

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Johnny Johnsons attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution.