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Stephanie Dawn Johnson

Case from Jonesboro, AR dated Mar 24, 1998

Victim Details

Stephanie Dawn Johnson

Female

White / Caucasian

Jonesboro

AR

1998-03-24

12

Stephanie

Dawn Johnson

07/07/2026

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On a tragic spring day in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the life of 12-year-old Stephanie Dawn Johnson was cut short in a devastating act of violence that shook the nation. On March 24, 1998, what began as a routine school day at Westside Middle School descended into chaos and heartbreak when two of Stephanie’s fellow students, 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson and 11-year-old Andrew Golden, orchestrated a deadly ambush.

The two boys, armed with multiple firearms, strategically positioned themselves ...
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  • NBC News: Arkansas school shooter who killed five in 1998 dies in head-on car crash
  • Westside victim's new headstone installed after money raised
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    I came across a detail about the Jonesboro shooting that really struck me – the way the shooters o... ...Read More
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