Black Boy Found Dead In Gym Mat

Kendrick johnson was found dead in a gym mat at lowndes high school in january 2013.

Black boy found dead in gym mat. The death of 17 year old kendrick johnson was awful enough for his parents. The body of kendrick johnson 17 was found jan. Then came the doubts about investigators conclusion that it was an accident. The police deemed it an accident but two autopsies suggested foul play.

Authorities said he suffocated after falling into the mat while trying to retrieve a shoe. Johnson s body was found in 2013 in a rolled up gym mat at lowndes county high school. 11 in south georgia. Missing organs are reason to suspect foul play in ga.

Walb noted that the johnsons have filed several lawsuits in recent years but so far unsuccessfully. Lowndes county is located near the georgia florida border about 200 miles south of atlanta. By crimesider staff october 11 2013 11 31 am cbs news. On january 11 2013 17 year old kendrick johnson s body was found upside down in a rolled up gym mat.

Lowndes county sheriff s investigators concluded that he died in a freak accident falling headfirst into an upright mat and. On january 11 2013 the body of kendrick johnson october 10 1995 january 10 2013 was discovered inside a vertical rolled up mat in the gymnasium of lowndes high school in valdosta in the u s. Kendrick johnson 17 was found dead in a rolled up wrestling mat at his high school in january. The late teen s parents kenneth and jacquelyn johnson filed the federal lawsuit against 12 defendants in january alleging their son was a victim of foul play.

Johnson s family had a private pathologist conduct a second autopsy. Teen s gym mat death victim s parents say. State of georgia where he was a student. A preliminary investigation and autopsy concluded that the death was accidental.