A Missouri man is executed for killing 3 workers in 1994 robbery
Racial justice activists, lawmakers and the pope had urged the governor to grant commute Ernest Johnson's sentence to life in prison.
Source: npr.org
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Racial justice activists, lawmakers and the pope had urged the governor to grant commute Ernest Johnson's sentence to life in prison.
The 61-year-old died from an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
Ernest Lee Johnson was convicted of a triple homicide in 1994.
Ernest Lee Johnson was convicted of a triple homicide in 1994.
Ernest Lee Johnson was convicted of a triple homicide in 1994.