Murder victim Donna Johnson

Johnson case evidence should be presented to grand jury

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Walter Geiger

in Opinion

Friday, December 2. 2011

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By Dewitt Edenfield

Why do we the citizens who put the people in the positions of legal authority – the very ones who decide which cases should be brought before the grand jury – accept it when cases that should be presented are not, for whatever reasons? The one that hurts the most – and presents the worst picture of our legal system – is the Donna Marie Ogletree Johnson murder case.

We know Donna Johnson was killed in a manner that was both violent and diabolical. We know there was enough evidence to make an arrest. We also know there was – and is – sufficient evidence to present the case to the grand jury.

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#1 Sheila Tolley on 12/03/11 at 12:46 PM

It is so sad that this article is not flooded with comments from citizens demanding justice from our elected officials.

Has our American society gotten so unscrupulous that we do not think we deserve justice any longer?

#2 Anonymous on 12/03/11 at 08:58 PM

Why dont the names of the persons of concern be shared with the public. If the case is not ongoing then wouldnt this fall under the open records act.

#3 Anonymous on 12/04/11 at 05:37 AM

Is there enough evidence to indict someone - probably.
Is there enough evidence to convince a jury to find someone guilty beyond any reasonable doubt? Probably not.

Murder cases where most of the evidence is circumstantial are difficult to win ever, and ones where the crime occurred 25 years ago are even tougher.

While it is tragic that a brutal killer walks free, I seriously doubt there is enough to evidence to not only convict him/her, but doubt there is enough to justify the cost of a trial.

#4 John the Baptist on 12/04/11 at 06:26 AM

This is a cold case.....sometimes crap happens. I imagine that you want the police to do half-a$$ work and charge someone just because you want to see a person charged? Give it a break, if and when it happens so be it. The police don't care about your whinny blog pressures and neither do I or others. Why don't you take up another hobby? Lets say .....hummmmm....bug collecting in the Amazon?

#5 Sheila Tolley on 12/04/11 at 09:05 AM

Who cares about your opinion, Hypocrite. You stole a name from the Bible.

You are spineless as a jellyfish.

#6 Sheila Tolley on 12/04/11 at 09:11 AM

The trial of Scott Peterson for the murders of his wife Laci and their unborn child Conner is a classic example of a prosecution based almost solely on circumstantial evidence, rather than direct evidence.

#7 Elise on 12/04/11 at 12:05 PM

I'll bet if this had been your mother, sister or daughter who had been tortured and murdered like this, you would have killed everyone who you even thought had anything to do with it. No one can imagine the horror that poor girl went through, but someday Karma will go knocking at his door, and he won't be expecting it because he feels that he already got away with it and now has a new life and new family. Better keep an eye out for Karma.

#8 Wally Tolbert on 12/05/11 at 07:12 AM

John the Baptist is just another waller cronie who is scared he might have to stand on his own two feet and grow a pair.so he tries to keep the good ol boys in office so he doesn't hav to think for himself.scared little boy thats all he is.
Something needs to be done about this case as well as the Morgan case.As long as waller and his cronies are in office there will be nothing done,plain and simple.

#9 Anonymous on 12/05/11 at 06:44 PM

I did not say it was impossible to convict on circumstantial evidence, only difficult. Peterson was arrested 4 days after the bodies were found, not 20+ years, making it a bit easier since all of his actions were still fresh in people's minds

#10 Sheila Tolley on 12/06/11 at 06:37 PM

Donna's brutal murder is still fresh in many people's mind.

In fact, I'll bet it is never off a couple people's mind. The guilty one(s.)

Just as Elise said, "one day Karma will come tap, tap, tapping on the door.

An itty bitty incident or coincidence will make everything fall right into place. It will happen as soon as God gets ready for it to happen.

You can run but you can't hide.........'cause what you done is buried deep inside, isn't it.

#11 pearlene on 01/06/12 at 01:14 PM

who cares...this case is getting too old

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