TN-Jean Johnson, 66, Scott County

[hoppyfrog]

http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/15932282.html

25 Feb 08

She's been missing for a year, and now the family of a Scott County grandmother has given up hope they'll find her alive.

The mini-van of Jean Johnson, 66, was found abandoned in an Oneida parking lot.

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Investigators even caution against giving up hope.

"We're closer, let's put it that way,” said Chief Deputy Bobby Ellis with the Scott County Sheriff’s Department. “That's all I can say at this time."

According to investigators, Jean Johnson's ex-husband Douglas Whisnant still remains a suspect in her disappearance, but he hasn't been charged.

The sheriff's office says it plans to release a full report of its search efforts in the next few weeks.

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[Kat]

http://www.theknoxvillejournal.com/inside/pages/news/Whisnant-finally-indicted-for-murder.html

Whisnant finally indicted for murder

"One year after Jean Johnson disappeared, her ex-husband, Douglas Whisnant, has been indicted for her murder. Whisnant has been the top person of interest all along in the case.

Her family feels relief that he has finally been charged with her murder.

Whisnant has been indicted on one count of first degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping and one count of theft.

Prosecutors are confident they can get a conviction, based on DNA evidence linking Whisnant to Johnson’s disappearance."

Her body has never been found.

[hoppyfrog]

http://www.ihoneida.com/news/2009/022609johnson.html

25 Feb 09

Two years have passed since Jean Johnson disappeared from her Ditney Trail home, but her family has not stopped searching for the whereabouts of their missing loved one.


On Tuesday, supporters from the community gathered with Johnson’s family in the Oneida First Trust & Savings Bank parking lot — where Johnson’s van was discovered five days after authorities believe she was abducted and murdered — for a candlelight vigil. It marked the second consecutive year that her family and friends have gathered on the anniversary of her disappearance, a gesture that is symbolic of the ongoing search for her whereabouts.

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