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Missouri Executes Kevin Johnson for Murder of Kirkwood Police Officer
Fox2 ^ | Nov 29, 2022 | Emily Manley, Kevin S. Held, Jeff Bernthal

Posted on 11/29/2022 9:43:11 PM PST by nickcarraway

The Missouri Department of Corrections successfully carried out its execution of Kevin Johnson early Tuesday evening.

The execution was carried out at 7:40 p.m. at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Johnson, 37, died via lethal injection. Prior to his execution, he made no final statement.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson issued the following statement after Johnson’s death:

Today, the State of Missouri carried out Kevin Johnson’s sentence as ordered by the Missouri Supreme Court. Mr. Johnson was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2005 murder of Sgt. Bill McEntee. Mr. Johnson’s claims were reviewed by state and federal courts, and no court reversed his conviction or sentence. We hope that this will bring some closure to Sgt. McEntee’s loved ones who continue to anguish without him.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: deathpenalty; execution; johnson; kevinjohnson; missouri; wellbye

1 posted on 11/29/2022 9:43:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 11/29/2022 10:08:00 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: nickcarraway

Which CV19 vaccine shot did they inject him with?


3 posted on 11/29/2022 10:39:45 PM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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McEntee’s widow Mary released the following statement:

“An execution occurred on July 5th, 2005. Sgt. William McEntee was ambushed and shot five times in his police car. He crashed his car up the street and Kevin Johnson decided to be judge, jury and executioner when he walked back to Bill’s car, and he was on his hands and knees in his own pool of blood, when Kevin Johnson shot him two more times, execution style in the back of his head. A murder so bad, Kevin Johnson’s own cousin, who was watching this happen, had threw up.

Our family chose not to focus on all the injustice and negativity that was said about Bill, my husband, a brother and father and son during this process. Instead, we surrounded ourselves with faith, family friends and love, and those who knew what a good man Bill was and that loved him.

All the slanders and comments and judgements and unfounded and simply not true to slander a good man’s name and try to tarnish his reputation and spew hate is just, just to change to the sentence that was a horrible thing to do to our family.

Bill was killed on his hands and knees in front of strangers and people he dedicated his life to. When he left for work that day, we could not imagine that he would be executed by someone he gave his life to protect.

Bill didn’t get to fight for his life. He didn’t have the chance to be heard before a jury to decide whether he would live or die.

His children were devastated that their dad was murdered, being 7, 10 and 13. They didn’t have a chance to say goodbye. It took 17 years of grieving and pushing forward to get to this point today.

This is something I hope no other family has to go through, because you truly never forget or get over. Our family has been able to get through this the best we can despite all the obstacles that have been thrown at us including the constant attacks of Bill’s character. During this process, many have forgotten, Bill was the victim.

We miss Bill every day of our lives. We are broken, and he was executed July 5th, 2005. Our family would like to thank the hard work and endless hours put in for justice for Bill. Bob McCulloch, Lisa Jones, victims service advocate and the attorney generals’ office who have worked tirelessly and for our family.”


4 posted on 11/29/2022 10:45:49 PM PST by Qiviut (I'm not out of control, I'm just not in their control. $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: nickcarraway
Another one bites the dust.


5 posted on 11/29/2022 10:52:08 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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Dead is good. Justice and revenge just eliminated a real threat to society.

Keep on “jabbin’ murderers. Then they won’t have to worry about catching Covid.


6 posted on 11/30/2022 12:10:38 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Another obama son who will be judged by God.


7 posted on 11/30/2022 3:15:40 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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8 posted on 11/30/2022 4:15:08 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Hell is forever...

Hope he feels his anger & hatred was worth it!


9 posted on 11/30/2022 4:23:47 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

If we called it “retroactive abortion” the “liberals” would support it.


10 posted on 11/30/2022 4:36:03 AM PST by Uncle Lonny
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

17 years is a long time to delay justice.


11 posted on 11/30/2022 4:50:37 AM PST by Carl Vehse (A proud member of the LGBFJB community)
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The murderers in the dumbbell murderer case, the inspiration for the book and movie Double Indemnity, were executed ten months after the crime. ("Dumbbell" was used uncharitably, but accurately, to characterize the murderers, it had nothing to do with the weapon.) In the Sacco and Vanzetti case (they were both guilty as hell) the defense tried, in a last minute desperate attempt, to postpone or reverse the death penalty by arguing that seven years between the crime and execution was cruel and unusual punishment.

Maybe Sacco and Vanzetti's lawyers were right. I hope this bastard suffered for the last 17 years on death row, and I hope his execution causes others on death row throughout the nation anxiety and suffering.

12 posted on 11/30/2022 6:23:56 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: Carl Vehse

The female culprit in the Dumbbell Murder Case

13 posted on 11/30/2022 6:26:21 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: nickcarraway

They should use some of the fentanyl they seize and televise it so people can see how small an amount is fatal.


14 posted on 11/30/2022 6:31:22 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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