{"id":15134,"date":"2025-05-23T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15134"},"modified":"2025-05-23T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:24:27","slug":"death-row-inmates-haunting-final-words-to-victims-family-before-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=15134","title":{"rendered":"Death Row Inmate&#8217;s Haunting Final Words To Victim&#8217;s Family Before Execution"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"start_gallery\">Matthew Lee Johnson, convicted of killing 76-year-old Nancy Harris, was executed by lethal injection on May 20, more than a decade after the brutal crime.<\/p><div class=\"mezfq69f5e5f32fb5e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.mezfq69f5e5f32fb5e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.mezfq69f5e5f32fb5e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.mezfq69f5e5f32fb5e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.mezfq69f5e5f32fb5e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.mezfq69f5e5f32fb5e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"ad_outer_main ad_outer_main_first\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer_sub\">\n<div class=\"ad_outer\">\n<p>A man on death row shared one final request with his victim&#8217;s family just moments before his execution earlier this week on May 20.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Lee Johnson was given the death penalty after he brutally attacked 76-year-old Nancy Harris by dousing her in lighter fluid and setting her on fire during a robbery at a convenience store in Texas in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, Johnson had demanded Harris open the cash register right after pouring the flammable liquid on her.<\/p>\n<p>After setting her on fire, Johnson fled the scene. Harris\u2014who was a mother and a grandmother\u2014was rushed to the hospital with severe burns, but despite medical efforts, she passed away just hours later.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was caught shortly after the incident. He admitted to the attack but claimed he never intended to kill her.<\/p>\n<p>He told authorities that the lighter fluid was meant to scare Harris, and he had been under the influence of drugs at the time of the crime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tbdcdn.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21\/108069-thatviralfeed.com-large-603784.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_image_credits\"><span class=\"article_image_credits_caption\">Matthew Lee Johnson was executed earlier this week<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credits_credits\">Texas Department of Corrections<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Lee Johnson, convicted of killing 76-year-old Nancy Harris, was executed by lethal injection on May 20, more than a decade after the brutal crime. A man on death row shared one final request with his victim&#8217;s family just moments before his execution earlier this week on May 20. 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