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| Indiana executes inmate who wanted to donate liver |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 05/26/2005 |
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About 20 people demonstrated against the death penalty outside the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City where Gregory Scott Johnson was executed by chemical injection early Wednesday morning. People spoke about why they oppose executions during an about 30-minute candlelight vigil. About 15 of the demonstrators then marched in front of the prison for some 25 minutes carrying placards reading, "Thou Shalt Not Kill" and "Murder is Never Right." Mike Clancy is a retired Chicago homicide detective. He said he is morally opposed to the death penalty. He said he especially opposes it because of what he called antics used by police and prosecutors when they believe someone is guilty. He says reasonable doubt fills the death row. But, Julie Woodard wants Gregory Scott Johnson to be known as the cold-blooded killer of her 82-year-old great-aunt, not someone who tried to donate his liver to his ailing sister. Johnson was executed at 12:28 a.m. (EST) in the prison in Michigan City. He drew national attention in recent weeks after asking for a delay to donate a section of his liver to his 48-year-old sister, who suffers from nonalcoholic cirrhosis. His organ transplant offer didn't appease Woodard. She's the great niece of Ruby Hutslar, whom Johnson was convicted of beating and stomping to death in 1985. He robbed her home and then tried to hide the crime by setting a fire. Woodard said Johnson's execution was long over due as three generations of her family had awaited his death. |
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