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Riddle Me That! True Crime - LaVena Lynn Johnson Pt. Four Ft. Dr. Ashley Wellman & Melanie Peterson

LaVena Lynn Johnson Pt. Four Ft. Dr. Ashley Wellman & Melanie Peterson

09/26/21 • 80 min

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Riddle Me That! True Crime
On July 19, 2005 everything came crashing down for the Johnson family, their beloved daughter and sister 19 year old PFC Lavena Lynn Johnson had been found, shot dead in Balad, Iraq. The Military quickly pointed to suicide but with suspicious and glaring inconsistencies, it leaves many to wonder if there is a cover up at work and the Military has closed ranks. For these six main episodes I am joined by Criminologist Dr. Ashley Wellman and Melanie Peterson from Mask of Sanity Podcast.
Support the show:
Patreon.com/julesandashley
Sources:
Google Drive Link to the Military's Report:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/105-T4xQ3yJA4C9r4GRvtUJpbizY-PSsb/view?usp=sharing
https://militarymurderpodcast.com/ep40-the-death-of-lavena-johnson/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/death-of-lavena-johnson-260/id541481026?i=1000395015519
The Silent Truth Documentary:
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Truth-John-Johnson/dp/B00LFLG2JG
Print:
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2015-07-19/10-years-later-a-soldiers-family-still-grieves-and-questions-the-armys-version-of-her-death
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/transcripts/381255_dateline_darksecrets_transcript.html
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93493468
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-pvt-lavena-l-johnson/986268
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-08-na-women-soldier-suicides8-story.html
https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/research/landscapes-impunity-and-deaths-americans-lavena-johnson-and-sandra-bland
https://lasentinel.net/july-19-lavena-johnson-died-under-mysterious-circumstances-while-serving-in-the-army-her-death-continues-to-be-investigated-2005.html
https://thehueandcry.com/lavena-johnson
https://thesource.com/2014/01/21/justice-for-lavena-johnson-raped-murdered-or-suicide-the-evidence-says-one-thing-u-s-military-says-another/
Music by Jobbers
Arb by @fleshwadYT [email protected]
Promo: Muriel's Murders
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On July 19, 2005 everything came crashing down for the Johnson family, their beloved daughter and sister 19 year old PFC Lavena Lynn Johnson had been found, shot dead in Balad, Iraq. The Military quickly pointed to suicide but with suspicious and glaring inconsistencies, it leaves many to wonder if there is a cover up at work and the Military has closed ranks. For these six main episodes I am joined by Criminologist Dr. Ashley Wellman and Melanie Peterson from Mask of Sanity Podcast.
Support the show:
Patreon.com/julesandashley
Sources:
Google Drive Link to the Military's Report:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/105-T4xQ3yJA4C9r4GRvtUJpbizY-PSsb/view?usp=sharing
https://militarymurderpodcast.com/ep40-the-death-of-lavena-johnson/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/death-of-lavena-johnson-260/id541481026?i=1000395015519
The Silent Truth Documentary:
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Truth-John-Johnson/dp/B00LFLG2JG
Print:
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2015-07-19/10-years-later-a-soldiers-family-still-grieves-and-questions-the-armys-version-of-her-death
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/transcripts/381255_dateline_darksecrets_transcript.html
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93493468
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-pvt-lavena-l-johnson/986268
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-08-na-women-soldier-suicides8-story.html
https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/research/landscapes-impunity-and-deaths-americans-lavena-johnson-and-sandra-bland
https://lasentinel.net/july-19-lavena-johnson-died-under-mysterious-circumstances-while-serving-in-the-army-her-death-continues-to-be-investigated-2005.html
https://thehueandcry.com/lavena-johnson
https://thesource.com/2014/01/21/justice-for-lavena-johnson-raped-murdered-or-suicide-the-evidence-says-one-thing-u-s-military-says-another/
Music by Jobbers
Arb by @fleshwadYT [email protected]
Promo: Muriel's Murders

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https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/nicholaou-michael.htm
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On July 19, 2005 everything came crashing down for the Johnson family, their beloved daughter and sister 19 year old PFC Lavena Lynn Johnson had been found, shot dead in Balad, Iraq. The Military quickly pointed to suicide but with suspicious and glaring inconsistencies, it leaves many to wonder if there is a cover up at work and the Military has closed ranks. For these six main episodes I am joined by Criminologist Dr. Ashley Wellman and Melanie Peterson from Mask of Sanity Podcast.
Support the show:
Patreon.com/julesandashley
Sources:
Google Drive Link to the Military's Report:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/105-T4xQ3yJA4C9r4GRvtUJpbizY-PSsb/view?usp=sharing
https://militarymurderpodcast.com/ep40-the-death-of-lavena-johnson/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/death-of-lavena-johnson-260/id541481026?i=1000395015519
The Silent Truth Documentary:
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Truth-John-Johnson/dp/B00LFLG2JG
Print:
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2015-07-19/10-years-later-a-soldiers-family-still-grieves-and-questions-the-armys-version-of-her-death
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/sites/sbs.com.au.news/files/transcripts/381255_dateline_darksecrets_transcript.html
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93493468
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-pvt-lavena-l-johnson/986268
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-08-na-women-soldier-suicides8-story.html
https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/research/landscapes-impunity-and-deaths-americans-lavena-johnson-and-sandra-bland
https://lasentinel.net/july-19-lavena-johnson-died-under-mysterious-circumstances-while-serving-in-the-army-her-death-continues-to-be-investigated-2005.html
https://thehueandcry.com/lavena-johnson
https://thesource.com/2014/01/21/justice-for-lavena-johnson-raped-murdered-or-suicide-the-evidence-says-one-thing-u-s-military-says-another/
Music by Jobbers
Arb by @fleshwadYT [email protected]

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