Cassandra “Casey” Williamson, left, and Johnny Johnson.Photo: Getty Images; Missouri Department of Corrections via AP
The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date for a Missouri man convicted in the death of a 6-year-old girl more than two decades ago, according to multiple news reports.
In July 2002, Johnson was staying at a friend’s house in Valley Park, where Williamson and her father were also sleeping over, when the girl went missing, records show. Johnson, a drifter and ex-convict, was 24 when the murder took place, theSt. Louis Post-Dispatchreports.
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After the girl’s parents reported her missing, a search involving several law enforcement agencies was launched, FOX4 KC reports. The girl’s body was later found less than a mile from her home.
Johnson, who was taken into custody during the search, confessed to the crimes, KFVS reports.
Williamson was remembered inher obituaryas “beautiful six year old little angel.” Her funeral was streamed live on television stations across St. Louis, Mo.
source: people.com
