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Donna Johnston

Case from Baton Rouge, LA dated Feb 27, 2004

Victim Details

Donna Johnston

Female

White / Caucasian

Baton Rouge

LA

2004-02-27

43

Donna

Johnston

07/21/2026

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In February 2004, the life of 43-year-old Donna Bennett Johnston was tragically cut short, marking the end of a terrifying chapter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A white female, Johnston became the eighth and final victim of the serial killer Sean Vincent Gillis. Her body was discovered on February 27, 2004, in a drainage canal near Ben Hur Road, south of Louisiana State University. The brutality of the crime was immediately apparent to investigators, who found that she had been raped and strangled ...
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  • Donna Johnston Obituary (2004) - Baton Rouge
  • Sean Vincent Gillis | Criminal Minds Wiki - Fandom
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