Johnny Taylor was executed by the State of Louisiana for a robbery murder
According to court documents Johnny would reply to a classified ad for a used car
When Johnny Taylor would show up he would stab the owner to death. Taylor would put the body into the trunk of the car and drive away.
Johnny Taylor would be arrested driving the victim’s vehicle
Johnny would be convicted and sentenced to death
Johnny Taylor would be executed on February 29, 1984 by way of the electric chair
Johnny Taylor FAQ
When was Johnny Taylor executed
Johnny Taylor was executed on February 29, 1984
How was Johnny Taylor executed
Johnny Taylor was executed by way of the electric chair
Johnny Taylor Case
Johnny Taylor Jr., convicted of stabbing a man to death in 1980, was executed in Louisiana’s electric chair early today, becoming the second prisoner to be put to death in the state in less than three months.
Mr. Taylor, 30 years old, of Pritchard, Ala., was pronounced dead at 12:16 A.M., central standard time, by Dr. Alfred Gould, said Warden Ross Maggio Jr.
In a lengthy last statement, Mr. Taylor said he ”didn’t feel any remorse” and ended it by saying, ”That’s it. Let’s go.”
His last-minute appeals were turned down Tuesday by Gov. David C. Treen and the United States Supreme Court. The Court voted 6 to 2 to deny his appeal.
The first surge of 2,000 volts of electricity was administered at 12:10 A.M. and lasted for 10 seconds, followed by a 20-second jolt of 500 volts. The process was then repeated.
Taylor was found guilty of murdering David Vogler on Feb. 8, 1980, in Kenner, a New Orleans suburb.
He had been stabbed repeatedly and his body was stuffed in the trunk of his car.
The Louisiana chapter of Amnesty International assembled about 20 people for a 30-minute protest late Tuesday next to the Capitol.
The protesters included Jerry and Karen Williams, the brother and sister- in-law of Robert Wayne Williams, who was executed here on Dec. 14.
