38: The Silenced Victim: LaVena Johnson

When an Army Soldier rang the doorbell at the Johnson home informing them that their 19 year old daughter LaVena Johnson had committed suicide while serving in the Army in Iraq, the Johnson's were immediately suspicious....but when they decided to have an open casket funeral and discover their daughters injuries were not at all consistent with the information provided to them, they decide to take the investigation into their own hands and what they discover was shocking. Sign the petition to have the case re-examined at change.org/LaVenaJohnsonpetition. Music by: Jonas Bjornstad Cover Art By: Charnell Sources: https://www.protectourdefenders.com/the-johnson-family-story/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_LaVena_Johnson https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93493468 https://youtu.be/7Gv6JQZ2sOk https://www.donaldwatkins.com/post/private-lavena-johnson-an-opportunity-for-justice https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2015-07-19/10-years-later-a-soldiers-family-still-grieves-and-questions-the-armys-version-of-her-death%3f_amp=true