Family of teen found dead in a rolled up gym mat requesting federal death investigation be reopened kendrick johnson s body was found in lowndes county high school in 2013.
Kj gym mat death.
State of georgia where he was a student.
A preliminary investigation and autopsy concluded that the death was accidental.
Upside down and rolled up in a school gym mat.
You read the headline correctly.
Then came the doubts about investigators conclusion that it was an accident.
Kendrick johnson was found dead in a gym mat at lowndes high school in january 2013.
The mysterious death of kendrick johnson was initially ruled an accident by law enforcement but his family was not convinced.
Johnson s family had a private pathologist conduct a second autopsy.
Kendrick s mother had gone to the.
The late teen s parents kenneth and jacquelyn johnson filed the lawsuit in january claiming their son was the victim of foul play.
It s been almost 6 years since the body of kendrick johnson was found in a rolled up gym mat at lowndes high school in valdosta georgia on january 11 2013.
A second autopsy revealed his body and skull had been stuffed with newspaper before burial.
Just when we thought the ridiculously inadequate travesty of an investigation into the horrific death of kendrick johnson the georgia high school football player found stuffed in a gym mat couldn t get any worse it does.
Missing organs are reason to suspect foul play in ga.
The death of 17 year old kendrick johnson was awful enough for his parents.
His parents suspect murder and new evidence has been released.
11 2013 the body of 17 year old kendrick johnson was found in the most unusual of circumstances.
The johnsons have filed several lawsuits since their son s death winning none of them.
By crimesider staff october 11 2013 11 31 am cbs news.