Harrell Johnson, 29, convicted of murder in Erica Green's death

Erica Green's decapitated corpse was found in Kansas City in 2001. The child's head was located nearby her body in a trash bag. For four years, she was only known as Precious Doe.

In May of 2005, after her grandfather stepped forward with information, she was identified. Her mother and her mother's boyfriend were arrested and charged with murder.

Harrell Johnson has now been convicted in Kansas City of murder. According to prosecutors, Johnson kicked Erica in the head. Knowing the child was dying, Johnson and the mother decided not to seek medical attention because they both had warrants out for their arrests. They waited for the girl to die, and Johnson cut her head off with garden shears. They then dumped her body in the woods.

"Precious Doe" Erica Green's Mother testifies at her husband's trial

Michelle Johnson testified in a Kansas City Courtroom today that her little girl needed help after being her husband Harrell Johnson kicked her in the head, but they were on the run from police, so they waited for her to die.

"I was on the floor with her. I was singing her favorite song to her, which was a Barney song," Michelle Johnson told the jury. "I kissed her. I was asking God to let my daughter live and to take me."

Erica Greens body was found decapitated and nude in 2001. She was known as Precious Doe until 2005 when her grandfather stepped forward with information.

Mom says at KC trial she waited for girl to die - October 7, 2008

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