Texas executes man for brutal 2012 murder of grandmother

“I Can See Her on That Day"—Matthew Lee Johnson Executed 13 Years Later on Anniversary of Brutal Attack

Texas inmate Matthew Lee Johnson was executed 13 years to the day after the brutal 2012 attack that killed 76-year-old Nancy Harris.

Texas executes man who set elderly store clerk on fire during 2012 robbery

A Texas inmate convicted of setting a 76-year-old grandmother on fire during a robbery in Garland has been executed, state officials confirmed. Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m. on Tuesday at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville. The execution was carried out by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice using a lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital. Johnson was sentenced to death in 2013 for the murder of Nancy H…

Texas executes man for brutal 2012 murder of grandmother

Texas executed a 49-year-old death row inmate for the gruesome murder of a grandmother during a robbery in 2012, making him the second person to be executed in the United States on Tuesday and the 18th person this year.

Matthew Johnson Executed for Brutal Murder of Garland Grandmother – Texas Herald News – Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas

Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, was executed today for the 2012 capital murder of 76-year-old Nancy Harris, a grandmother who worked at a convenience store in Garland, Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the execution, stating that Johnson received “the just punishment” for the “senseless, horrifying murder.” In 2012, Johnson robbed the convenience store where Harris was employed, forcing her to open the register and stealing her rings, a ligh…