A convicted Columbia triple killer has been executed, despite calls for clemency from Pope Francis and two congressional Democrats from Missouri. Ernest Lee Johnson was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state’s maximum-security prison in Bonne Terre. Prosecutors say Johnson used a hammer to kill Mary Bratcher, Mable Scruggs and Fred Jones in …
BREAKING: Missouri’s governor rejects clemency request from convicted Columbia triple killer
Missouri’s governor has rejected a clemency request from convicted Columbia triple killer Ernest Lee Johnson, clearing the way for Tuesday’s scheduled execution in southeast Missouri’s Bonne Terre. Barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court or a federal judge, Johnson will be executed by lethal injection at the state’s maximum-security prison in Bonne Terre. “The state …