21-05-2025
Murderer Matthew Lee Johnson's Final Words Before Texas Execution
A Texas man asked for forgiveness before he was executed on Tuesday for the murder of a grandmother who he set on fire during a robbery 13 years ago.
Matthew Lee Johnson, 49, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the May 20, 2012, attack on 76-year-old Nancy Harris, who he doused with lighter fluid and set ablaze in the Dallas suburb of Garland. She died days afterward.
"First and foremost, I would like to give all praises to God. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be here on this Earth. I thank him for the life he has given me," Johnson said in his final statement, according to a transcript provided to Newsweek by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
He addressed his victim's family, saying: "As I look at each one of you, I can see her on that day. I just please ask for y'all's forgiveness. I never meant to hurt her."
He added: "I pray that she's the first person I see when I open my eyes and I will spend eternity with her."
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