Episode 49: The Death of Kendrick Johnson

On January 10, 2013, Kendrick Johnson, a Black, 17-year-old, junior at the Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia, didn’t return home from school. The next day, he was found dead, his body rolled up in a wrestling mat that was standing upright in a corner of the school gymnasium. While authorities ruled his death an accident, Kendrick’s family sensed foul play and demanded a second autopsy which determined his cause of death as blunt force trauma.  9 years later, despite multiple investigations, lawsuits and autopsies, no one can say for certain whether the death of Kendrick Johnson was an accident or a murder.