Over A Million People Plea For Kendrick Johnson’s Case To Be Reopened

The shocking images of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson found stuffed in a gym mat at Lowndes High School gymnasium on Jan. 11, 2013 will forever be stuck in our minds, and reminds us that not much has changed since Emmet Till’s Murder.

The autopsy images, and the shocking narrative of his death will never be forgotten and since the world is in outrage following George Floyd’s murder, over a million people have also brought attention back to Johnson’s death, begging for it to be reopened.

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State and local officials claimed Johnson suffocated after reaching for a pair of sneakers inside the mat, which by the looks of the graphic autopsy images that seems far from the truth.

The petition, Reopen Kendrick Johnson’s Case #J4Kendrick, has gained over than 1.3 million signatures. It notes that Johnson’s popularity made him a target and that the white son of a retired FBI agent even admitted to killing Johnson over a girl.

“Johnson was an honor roll student and well-known athletic all around the school, which had caused him to gain a lot of attention, especially from females. However, one day Kendrick Johnson’s popularity began to make people jealous, which was when he had got into an argument with Brian Bell, who was a student at Valdosta High School along with KJ. Both Kendrick Johnson and Brian Bell constantly argued with each other over Brian Bell found out that his girlfriend, who was Taylor Eakin, was having a sexual affair with Kendrick Johnson. There were two confession statements floating around, which made national news,” reads the petition.

“Both Brian Bell and Ryan Hall, who is Brian Bell’s friend, had met Kendrick Johnson in the gym and then Brian Bell killed Kendrick Johnson. Brian Bell has also stated that he killed Kendrick Johnson multiple times over the phone. Brandon Bell, who is both a student at Valdosta High School and the brother of Brian Bell, had got drunk at a party on July 4 of 2013 and told people that Brian Bell killed Kendrick Johnson. The second statement was about Ryan Anthony Domek-Hernandez, who is a friend of Branden Bell, side of the story, which said that when he went to Branden Bell’s apartment in Florida, Branden Bell had told him that Brian Bell killed Kendrick Johnson by striking his neck with a 45 pound weight/dumbbell after they began arguing over Taylon Eakin.”

Benjamin Crump, who is currently representing the Floyd family, brought attention to Johnson’s case recently.

“What happened to #KendrickJohnson in 2013 is HORRIFIC, yet his killer was never held accountable. Please sign this petition & spread the word that federal authorities need to reopen this case, so Kendrick & his family can get the justice they deserve!”

Kim Kardashian also recently advocated for Kendrick’s case to be reopened.