ABOUT ERNEST LEE JOHNSON
Former convicted murderer known primarily for killing three convenience store employees during an attempted robbery on February 12, 1994. On May 19, 1995 he was convicted on three counts of first degree murder in Boone County, Missouri.
He was first arrested with robbery and burglary charges in 1993, but he was later released on parole in May of that year.
After a week of trial, the jury deliberated his final verdict in only two hours concluding that he would be executed by lethal injection in October 5, 2021.
He was born in Steele, Missouri. As a child, he was raised primarily by his grandmother, as his biological mother struggled with substance abuse problems.
He was convicted with the murders of multiple people just like former NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez .
