A Missouri murder suspect arrested for abducting and murdering a 6-year-old girl in 2002 apologized to the people he hurt before his execution.
Murder Suspect Arrested in Missouri Executed After Abducting and Murdering 6-Year-Old Girl at Abandoned Factory in 2002
A 45-year-old murder suspect arrested named Johnny Johnson was executed through lethal injection after abducting and killing a 6-year-old Missouri girl identified as Casey Williamson at an abandoned factory in 2002, wherein the murder suspect arrested beat the victim to death after failing to sexually assault her.
According to a report from The News Herald, the murder suspect arrested lured the victim to the abandoned factory, where he murdered her and dumped her in the nearby river; however, the murder suspect arrested admitted his crimes to the authorities the same day he committed them.
During the trial, the defense team of the murder suspect arrested claimed that he was mentally incompetent, releasing documents saying that the murder suspect arrested had schizophrenia when he committed the horrible crimes.
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Murder Suspect Arrested Apologized to the Victim’s Family During His Last Moments Before He Was Executed
Before he was executed, the murder suspect arrested apologized to the victim’s family for their loss following the murder of the 6-year-old victim, CBC News reported.
The victim’s family witnessed the execution of the murder suspect arrested and continue to mourn the tragic loss even after several years have passed since the murder suspect arrested abducted and killed the victim.