Edward Earl Johnson

Edward Earl Johnson (June 22, 1960 – May 20, 1987)[1] was a man convicted in 1979 at the age of 18 and subsequently executed by the U.S. state of Mississippi for the murder of a policeman, J.T.

In spite of British lawyer Clive Stafford Smith's attempts for a reprieve, Johnson was executed.

A follow-up documentary by Stafford Smith claimed to prove conclusively that Johnson was innocent and had been framed by the police.

He was pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m. on May 20, 1987, after being put to death in the gas chamber of what was then called Parchman Prison Farm.

Johnson's final statements echoed his wait for a stay of execution, he stated "Well, I guess no one is going to call.