Matthew Reeves (December 13, 1977 – January 27, 2022) was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of Alabama for the 1996 murder of Willie Johnson Jr. Reeves's case generated attention due to claims he was intellectually disabled.

[5] On Wednesday, November 27, 1996, Reeves and his friends planned to rob a drug dealer.

[6] When they arrived at the house, Reeves stuck a shotgun through the cab window and shot Johnson and stole his money.

[6] At a party that evening, Reeves "pretended to pump a shotgun and jerk his body around mocking the way Johnson had died.

[11] The Supreme Court stated that the Alabama state court had "correctly rejected claims that Matthew Reeves had ineffective counsel at trial because they did not hire a neuropsychologist to present evidence he is intellectually disabled.

"[11] On November 18, 2021, the Alabama Supreme Court voted 8–0 to schedule Reeves' execution for January 27, 2022.

[16] Some of Johnson's family members attended the execution and released a statement that said "After 26 years justice [has] finally been served.