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Jannette Johnson

Case from Kankakee, IL dated Aug 03, 1985

Victim Details

Jannette Johnson

February 26, 2024

Female

African-American / Black

Kankakee

IL

1985-08-03

Jannette has short, straight brown hair due to a relaxer. She was last seen wearing blue and white capri pants, a white top, and white sandals.

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Jannette Johnson

Jannette

Johnson

Victim

Brown/Auburn

Brown

5'9

115-125 lbs

07/25/2026


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A 29 year old mother disappears outside her house and is later found dead
Jannette Johnson was a 29 year old mother of two children living in Kankakee, Illinois at the time of her disappearance. She was known to be spicy, but was loved by everyone around her.

On the evening of August 2, 1985, Jannette went out with some friends to the Party House Bar before returning home. She parked her car behind her house, and her daughter Joretha saw and heard her walking up to the door before she pretended to be asleep.

The next morning, there was no sign that Jann ...
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  • The 1985 Murder of Kankakee Mother Jannette Johnson | Crime News
  • What Happened to Jannette Johnson? | Crime News - Oxygen
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