Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend and her baby in Tulsa fire
By Chantelle Navarro
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MCALESTER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Oklahoma has carried out the execution a man convicted of beating his ex-girlfriend to death and killing her 7-month-old baby in a 2007 Tulsa fire.
Death row inmate Raymond Johnson was put to death Thursday morning at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.m.
Learn more about his case below.
Raymond Johnson murder conviction He was convicted after beating his girlfriend, 24-year-old Brooke Whitaker, to death with a hammer and then setting a fire that killed her daughter, Kya, in June 2007. Their bodies were discovered in a charred home in east Tulsa.
Investigators said Johnson struck Whitaker five or six times with a hammer before dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree arson and sentenced to death.
Before killing his ex-girlfriend and her baby, Johnson had been released on parole after serving time for a deadly shooting in the 1990s.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond Statement Justice has been served for Brooke Whitaker and her infant daughter, Kya. Their lives were taken far too soon in a heinous act of violence. I pray that Brooke’s and Kya’s family find some measure of peace today after enduring unimaginable pain and grief for nearly two decades.
Raymond Johnson’s last meal Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials said Johnson’s last meal request was a 12-piece boneless chicken, a pint of gizzards, a side of fried pickles, and four packets each of hot sauce and ranch dressing.
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