Ben Scholle
Director

In July, 2002, Johnny Johnson was arrested and charged with the abduction and murder of 6-year-old Cassandra WilliIn July, 2002, Johnny Johnson was arrested and charged with the abduction and murder of 6-year-old Cassandra Williamson in Valley Park, Missouri. The effects of the crime continue to reverberate in the community. During the capital murder trial, a proceeding clouded by questions of mental illness and competency, a juror described the killing as "the worst possible crime." This film seeks to answer the question: Does the worst possible crime deserve the worst possible punishment?
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Ben Scholle
Director
Lauren Steele
Self - Casey's Cousin
Beth Kerry
Self - Trial Defense Attorney, Missouri Public Defender
Connie Kemp
Self - Johnny Johnson's Mother
Jeanette Cooperman
Self - Staff Writer, St. Louis Magazine
Greta Dahley Mensah
Self - Social Worker, Johnny Johnson's Caseworker
Morley Swingle
Self - Prosecuting Attorney
Della Steele
Self - Casey's Aunt
Bill McClellan
Self - Columnist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bob McCullouch
Self - Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County
Katie Harris
Self - Johnny Johnson's Sister
Greg Kemp
Self - Johnny Johnson's Step-Father
Beverly Beimdieck
Self - Trial Defense Attorney, Missouri Public Defender
John Rabun
Self - Forensic Psychiatrist
Betty Wideman
Self - Casey's Great-Grandmother