STAS 15: LaVena Johnson

About this episode

The episode discusses the suspicious circumstances surrounding LaVena Johnson's death, challenging the Army's claim of suicide.

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People in this episode

Host: Scott Johnson

Topics covered

• military
• suicide
• investigation
• evidence
• truth
• justice

Keywords

• LaVena Johnson
• Army
• suicide
• evidence
• investigation
• military death
• true crime

Sponsors

Function Health, Aura Frames, IndaCloud, Thrive Market, Quince, OneSkin, Mint Mobile

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Army, Megaphone

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