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Lois Mildred Clendenen Johnson

Death by Force
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In the vast, quiet landscape of rural Nevada, a grim discovery was made on September 18, 1974. Lois Mildred Clendenen Johnson, a 59-year-old female, and her husband, Emmett Alexander Johnson, aged 62, were found brutally murdered at a rest stop near the small town of Ely. The couple had been bound and killed, their lives cut short in a remote and desolate location. This violent act shattered the tranquility of the area and launched a search for a killer who was just beginning his trail of terror ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Lois Mildred Clendenen Johnson

    Female

    Ely

    NV

    1974-09-12

    59

    Lois

    Mildred Clendenen Johnson

    11/10/2025

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