Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about a mysterious case that has puzzled Georgia for many years, the death of Kendrick Johnson.
Kendrick Johnson was born on October 10th, 1995, and passed on January 11th, 2013. He was a student at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia. His body was found inside the school’s gymnasium, headfirst in the center of a vertical rolled-up wrestling mat. Students found his body while trying to climb up the mats. The autopsy stated that Johnson died from positional asphyxia, a lack of being able to breathe properly due to an unusual position of the body. His case was ruled an accidental death. Authorities believed that Johnson had gotten stuck or fallen in the mat while trying to get his shoes and died there since he was barefoot when his body was discovered.
Kendrick Johnson was shown in security footage entering the gym prior to his death. I will not be showing you the image of Johnson’s body, DETECTIVES as it is very distressing. On June 15th, 2013, further investigation revealed that there were traces of blunt force trauma to his soft tissues and right neck which speculated that Johnson’s death may not have been accidental but actual murder. Johnson’s family has filed suits to open more investigations and while the case has been reopened and closed numerous times, they continue to remain hopeful the truth will be revealed soon. What do you think happened, DETECTIVES? Do you believe it was murder or accidental?
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