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Emmett Alexander Johnson

Case from Ely, NV dated Sep 12, 1974

Victim Details

Emmett Alexander Johnson

Male

Ely

NV

1974-09-12

62

Emmett

Alexander Johnson

07/07/2026

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Emmett Alexander Johnson, a 62-year-old man, and his wife, Lois Mildred Johnson, aged 59, were brutally murdered on September 18, 1974, at a rest stop near Ely, Nevada. The perpetrator of this heinous crime was Paul John Knowles, also known as 'The Casanova Killer,' an American serial killer responsible for a string of murders across the United States in 1974.

Knowles, born on April 25, 1946, had a history of violent behavior and had already committed several murders by the time he encoun ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Emmett and Lois Johnson - Newspapers.com
  • Paul John Knowles - Wikipedia
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