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Jody Johnson

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jan 11, 2008

Victim Details

Jody Johnson

Female

New-orleans

LA

2008-01-11

47

Jody

Johnson

07/07/2026

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Jody Johnson, a 47-year-old female, was found murdered on January 11, 2008, in the 3600 block of Piety Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound, and her body was subsequently set on fire. For years, the case remained unsolved, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew her and a lingering question for investigators.

The break in the case came a decade later when Joseph Brant, a man already facing a life sentence for another murder, confessed to kill ...
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