{"id":11433,"date":"2017-10-10T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T09:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reprieve.org.uk\/?post_type=update&#038;p=11433"},"modified":"2020-11-23T12:15:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:15:17","slug":"well-guess-no-ones-going-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2017\/10\/10\/well-guess-no-ones-going-call\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWell, I guess no one\u2019s going to call\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"header_block\">\u201cWell, I guess no one\u2019s going to call\u201d Edward Earl Johnson said as he was strapped into Mississippi\u2019s gas chamber and his hopes of justice faded. \u201cOK, let\u2019s get this over with\u201d.&nbsp;The switch was thrown by the executioner, and Edward\u2019s life was taken. 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