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Ernest Lee Johnson, 61, was executed on Tuesday night in Missouri, despite pleas for clemency from Pope Francis and members of Congress. Johnson had the mental age of a child.

Ernest Lee Johnson, 61 (left), will be put to death, said Missouri Governor Mike Parson (lower right) despite calls for clemency from representatives, petition signers and even Pope Francis (upper right)