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Michael Johnson

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Aug 29, 2017

Victim Details

Michael W. Johnson

Male

White / Caucasian

Knoxville

TN

2017-08-29

28

Michael

Johnson

06/27/2026

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In the late summer of 2017, the life of Michael Wayne Johnson, a 28-year-old male from Knoxville, Tennessee, was violently cut short. On August 29th, his body was discovered down an embankment off of Agnes Road in the Bearden area of West Knoxville, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. The Knoxville Police Department's investigation into the shooting led them to a house on the same road, where the grim details of Johnson's final moments began to unfold.

Investigators determined that Joh ...
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  • WATE 6 On Your Side: 2 questioned in connection to Bearden shooting; Victim identified
  • Victim identified in Bearden area homicide - Knoxville News Sentinel
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    I've been following the case of Michael Wayne Johnson, and I'm really struck by how tight-lipped the... ...Read More
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