Ep 134:
This week we're taking the week off, but revisiting an episode with you from one of our earliest cases. Next week we'll be back with new episodes every Tuesday.
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Lavena Johnson was just a few days shy of her 20th birthday when her body was found lifeless in a tent on a U.S. military base in Iraq. Her death was quickly ruled a suicide by army investigators, however it didn’t take long for questions to arise.
Was this a case of suicide? Murder?
A systematic cover-up by the U.S. military?
More than a decade later, questions still linger …
Sources for Today's Episode:
- Democracy Now
- Huffington Post, NPR
- The Silent Truth
- LavenaJohnson.com
- St. Louis Public Radio
Credits:
- Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
- Produced & Edited by James Varga
- Music by Dessert Media
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