By Walter Geiger
Twenty-six years ago this past Friday, Donna Johnson died a violent death.
Her murder remains unsolved and, for two generations, Lamar countians have remained largely in the dark as to how she died.
Donna Johnson with her mother Beulah Ogletree who died earlier this year without ever learning the identities of those who killed her daughter.
I hope I get to meet him one day soon in person and be able to say, "Thanks, Walter...because of you and your crews, the case has been solved." The time is right, you know. A lot happens in twenty-six years. People really want to get things off their chest. So if you know even a little fact that may seem insignificant, TELL IT. It may be very significant to someone else and trigger another memory.
How stupid do you think people are?
Larry does not perform for the BHG, makes a big difference to some when they don't see editor praises in the paper, but not to me.
How do you know Larry Waller is not following up on all leads? AS YOU SAID, before you accuse someone of NOT doing their job you should look at ALL parties involved.
Larry does not perform for the BHG, makes a big difference to some when they see editor praises in the paper, but not to me.
As to Milam, the same argument applies. Byron Smith was the DA when this happened. Tommy Floyd was the DA for years after that. Both of those men are/were widely respected prosecutors. Neither of them could put a case together either, and they were dealing with far fresher evidence than Milam has had to work with.
There may be a good chance that law enforcement knows who did it, but unless the evidence still exists to legally PROVE who did it, I fear we will never see this case closed. Unfortunately, the time and opportunity to collect the most important evidence in this case was lost long before either Waller or Buice ever became sheriff. Monaghan is dead, Hamm is dead, and all we have now are historical records and memories that are more than a quarter of a century old. Absent a confession, it seems we will never have closure.
Lord, I still pray that you will guide the minds of those who are seeking justice in this case and also convict the heart of the killer(s) to come forward and bring closure to Donna Johnson's family and our community. In Lord Jesus Christ's Name I pray...Amen!
Walter, please keep this story in the paper in some shape, form, or fashion. You are Donna's only voice right now as she cries out from her grave to please help her remaining family members bring her killer(s) to justice. Thank you so much and every bit of information or news blurb that mentions this crime will bring draw the wicked coward out of hiding. Kudos!
Not that buice cared though, but the DA just can't pursue it without substantial evidence.
Thank you Walter for your coverage of this case. This type of thing is gruesome and hard to stomach. I can not even imagine dying this way. I hope we find out every last detail and people can draw whatever opinion from it they want to. Donna deserves some sort of justice whether or not that justice is a guilty verdict.
yes it is, but not everyone's comments will be posted. Mine weren't.