Corey Johnson | |
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| Born | November 5, 1968 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 2021 (aged 52) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (7x) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (7x) |
| Partner(s) | Vernon Lance Thomas Richard Tipton James H. Roane Jr. |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7 |
| Date | January – February 1992 |
| Location(s) | Richmond, Virginia |
| Imprisoned at | United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute |
Corey Johnson[a] (November 5, 1968 – January 14, 2021) was an American convicted killer and co-founder of a Virginia drug trafficking gang who murdered seven people in 1992, with the purpose of increasing the gang's drug trade monopoly in Richmond, Virginia. Johnson and two members of his gang were found guilty under a federal law that targets large-scale drug traffickers, and Johnson was sentenced to death for each of the seven counts of murder he was tried for.[1] Johnson remained on death row for 28 years before he was put to death by lethal injection on January 14, 2021, as the second-last person on federal death row to be executed before the 2021 moratorium on federal death sentences.[2]
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- ^ "3 Sentenced to Death Under U.S. Drug Law". The New York Times. February 19, 1993.
- ^ "U.S. Executes Corey Johnson for 7 Murders in 1992". The New York Times. January 15, 2021. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.