Coverage dated October 4, 2021

Missouri preparing for execution of Ernest Johnson

Headline from The Eagle

Last-minute court intervention on Tuesday was the last obstacle to the execution of Ernest Johnson, a Missouri man convicted of killing three convenience store workers during a closing-time robbery nearly

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  1. The Eagle

    Missouri preparing for execution of Ernest Johnson (opens The Eagle)

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    The Eagle's feed description

    Last-minute court intervention on Tuesday was the last obstacle to the execution of Ernest Johnson, a Missouri man convicted of killing three convenience store workers during a closing-time robbery nearly

  2. Bowling Green Daily News

    Missouri to execute inmate who killed 3 during '94 robbery (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request that it stop the planned execution of Ernest Johnson, clearing the way for the Missouri man convicted of killing three convenience store

  3. Newsweek

    Missouri to execute Ernest Johnson after Joe Biden vowed to end capital punishment (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Mr. Johnson's execution would be a grave act of injustice," Representatives Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver wrote in a letter to the Missouri Governor.

  4. Newsweek

    Ernest Johnson to be executed after Missouri gov. denies clemency (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Johnson, 61, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre on October 5.

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