Social Justice

Kendrick Johnson’s body was stuffed with newspaper, says family

The parents of a Georgia teenager whose body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat at school say they have new reason to suspect signs of foul play were covered up by investigators.

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11 years ago

October 11, 2013

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Kendrick Johnson

The parents of a Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teen whose body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat at school, say they have new reason to suspect signs of foul play were covered up by investigators, reports ABC News.

Kendrick Johnson’s body

In a new autopsy by a private medical examiner hired by the Johnson family, found Johnson’s body was missing organ’s and was stuffed with newspaper prior to his burial.

Found deceased at school

Kendrick Johnson of Valdosta, GA was found dead Jan. 11. Lowndes County sheriff’s investigators concluded he died in a freak accident. Johnson’s family believes he was killed and they want the case reopened.

The Johnson family has enlisted the help of attorney Benjamin Crump, most known as the family attorney for Trayvon Martin.

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