Johnny Garrett

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Johnny Frank Garrett (December 24, 1963 – February 11, 1992) was a Texas inmate executed for the rape and murder of Sister Tadea Benz, on October 31, 1981. His notoriety stems from the fact that he was only 17 years old when sentenced and has also been described by many human rights organizations, as severely mentally handicapped. The state of Texas has come under heavy criticism for allowing both a juvenile and mentally handicapped individual to be executed.

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• Texas Department of Criminal Justice Offender Information Sheet
• Letters Written by Garret while on Death Row
• Amnesty International: The Execution of Mentally Ill Offenders
• Amnesty International: Executions of Child Offenders Since 1990
• Amnesty International: The Death Penalty in Texas - Lethal Injustice
• Witness at an Execution: Thoughts on the killing of Johnny Garrett by Mandy Bath (AI International Secretariat, London)