Clear & Convincing - Episode 22 - State of Arkansas v. Stacey Eugene Johnson

On April 2, 1993, the partially nude body of Carol Heath was found on the living room floor of her duplex apartment in DeQueen, Arkansas.  Ms. Heath’s young children were in the apartment at the time of the murder, but were not harmed.  On April 14, 1993, police in Albequerque, New Mexico arrested Stacey Johnson after he falsely identified himself.  Johnson offered the officers $5,000.00 each to let him go.  He also told them that he had killed someone in Arkansas.  Johnson was returned to Arkansas, where he faced a capital murder charge.  Join Lisa O’Brien and Michael Carnahan on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. Central for a discussion of the case against Johnson, his trials, post-conviction DNA results and the postponement of his execution date in April, 2017, to pursue additional DNA testing.  We’re a live show and calls are welcome.  Our phone number is (347) 989-1171.