Oklahoma executes inmate convicted of killing ex-girlfriend and her baby
Summary
Oklahoma executed Raymond Johnson by lethal injection for killing his ex-girlfriend Brooke Whitaker and her baby nearly 20 years ago. Johnson was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after his clemency request was denied.Key Facts
- Raymond Johnson, 52, was executed for the 2007 murders of Brooke Whitaker, 24, and her 7-month-old daughter, Kya.
- Johnson killed Whitaker by hitting her with a metal claw hammer and then set fire to her and the house.
- Whitaker died from head injuries and smoke inhalation; her daughter died from severe burns.
- Johnson was the 11th person executed in the U.S. this year and the second in Oklahoma.
- Johnson’s clemency request was unanimously denied by Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board in April.
- Johnson apologized to the victims’ family during his clemency hearing, saying he had changed.
- Whitaker’s family supported the execution, saying it would stop further harm to them.
- Johnson had previously served nine years for a manslaughter conviction from 1996.
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