Missouri governor denies clemency to death row inmate
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition
Johnson, 61, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre on October 5.
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Johnson, 61, was scheduled to die by injection Tuesday evening at the state prison in Bonne Terre