Found Deceased WV - James Johansen, 52, Greenbrier County, 13 June 2007

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Cold case cracked: man arrested for murder of James Johansen, missing since 2007 - West Virginia Daily News

The West Virginia State police are reporting they have solved a missing person cold-case. According to West Virginia State Police Deputy Chief of Staff Captain R. A. Maddy, an arrest has been made in the disappearance of James Johansen, who disappeared from Greenbrier County in 2007. According...
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James Johansen was reported missing in 2007.

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Charles Michael “Cason” Kessinger has been extradited from Texas and is lodged in the Southern Regional Jail, charged with murder and first-degree robbery.

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West Virginia cold case solved after 15 years, police say

Troopers traveled to Texas last month to arrest a man in connection to the cold case.
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''After an extensive investigation by troopers over the next 14 years, a break in the case emerged when the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office received a call in September 2021 regarding skeletal remains found near Muddy Creek Mountain in Greenbrier County.''

''The GCSO completed a crime scene report and eventually identified the remains as James Johansen, according to the release''.

''Last month, Via presented the case to the Greenbrier County Grand Jury, which returned indictments against 38-year-old Charles Michael “Cason” Kessinger for murder and first-degree robbery.''

''Kessinger is being arraigned on Thursday in Greenbrier County Circuit Court, according to WVSP.''
 
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Texas Man Arrested in Cold Case Murder of West Virginia Man Who Went Missing While Trying to Buy a New Car in 2007

“The case was never cast aside and that’s the key," the local prosecutor said. "We are where we are today because the case was never cast aside."
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''In comments to the Metro News, a Mountain State radio network, Via discussed the alleged motive for the killings, saying that Kessinger killed Johansen while stealing his 1995 Dodge Neon.

“The robbery and the allegation of murder were a result of a singular transaction of events between these two individuals,” the prosecutor said, while noting that Kessinger was interviewed in the early stages of the then-missing persons investigation.

“I would say that he was part of a substantial number of people that were subjected to and agreed to provide interviews and information,” Via added.''

''The defendant was arraigned on the charges this past Thursday, Nov. 10. 2022, before Greenbrier County Circuit Judge Robert Richardson. A pretrial hearing is currently slated for Dec. 20, 2022.

“The case was never cast aside and of course in the last 14 months or so, major breaks in the case,” Via told the Metro News. “The case was never cast aside, and that’s the key. We are where we are today because the case was never cast aside.”
 
Rest in peace, James. :(

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Texas Suspect Arrested In 2007 Cold Case Slaying Of West Virginia Man | Oxygen Official Site

A suspect was arrested in Texas in the unsolved murder of a West Virginia man who vanished 15 years ago, according to reports.
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In September 2021, the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office excavated human skeletal remains from an area near Muddy Creek Mountain in West Virginia. The skeletal remains were later identified as belonging to Johansen, according to a West Virginia State Police press release.
 
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