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officials in georgia ruled that kendrick johnson's death was an accident. that was the ruling back in january. but his parents claim he was, indeed, murdered. their lawyers demanded the justice department investigate their son's death further. and moments agree u.s. attorney michael moore
officials in georgia ruled that kendrick johnson's death was an accident. that was the ruling back in january. but his parents claim he was, indeed, murdered. their lawyers demanded the justice department investigate their son's death further. and moments agree u.s. attorney michael moore
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officials in georgia ruled that kendrick johnson's death was an accident. that was the ruling back in january. but his parents claim he was, indeed, murdered. their lawyers demanded the justice department investigate their son's death further. and moments agree u.s. attorney michael moore announced his decision. he says his office will reopen kendrick johnson's case. >> this time, however, i'm aware that the sufficient basis exists to conduct a formal review of the facts surrounding the death of kendrick johnson. i do this with an open mind accepting nor rejecting the opinions of anyone who was previously investigated the circumstances of his death. >> huge victory for kendrick johnson's parents. cnn's victor blackwell chasing the story for more than six mont months. his ongoing investigation uncovered new details as to how johnson died. here's a look at his report and how we got here. >> months of protests. sit-ins and marches have shaken the small south georgia city of valdosta. demonstrators say they want answers in the death of 17-year-old kendrick john
officials in georgia ruled that kendrick johnson's death was an accident. that was the ruling back in january. but his parents claim he was, indeed, murdered. their lawyers demanded the justice department investigate their son's death further. and moments agree u.s. attorney michael moore announced his decision. he says his office will reopen kendrick johnson's case. >> this time, however, i'm aware that the sufficient basis exists to conduct a formal review of the facts surrounding the...
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johnson, thursday would have been your son kendrick's 18th birthday. and i know you're planning a party for him tomorrow. tell me a little bit about what he was like. >> he was fun. he was an athlete. he was a jokester. he was the life of our house. >> i can't imagine how difficult that must be to not only to lose a son but to try and get justice for him. why do you continue to -- the idea of having a party, is that to keep his spirit alive? >> yes, it is. >> mr. johnson, originally investigators told you that kendrick climbed into a gym mat reaching for a shoe and got stuck upside down. and that's how he died. when you first heard that, did it sound believable to you? >> no. it didn't sound believable at all. >> and you hired your own pathologist to autopsy kendrick. and that pathologist concluded he died from nonaccidental blunt force trauma, nonaccidental asphyxia what the investigators first said. when you heard what he was saying what went through your mind? >> it went through my mind that we was right from the beginning, and that we always suspec
johnson, thursday would have been your son kendrick's 18th birthday. and i know you're planning a party for him tomorrow. tell me a little bit about what he was like. >> he was fun. he was an athlete. he was a jokester. he was the life of our house. >> i can't imagine how difficult that must be to not only to lose a son but to try and get justice for him. why do you continue to -- the idea of having a party, is that to keep his spirit alive? >> yes, it is. >> mr....
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that's the corner in which kendrick johnson was found. there is no specific time stamp on this so we don't know how long it was between this game of basketball with the people who were there, the other students and when he went in to those mats. but we're hoping to get all the different angles and put that together in the next few days. >> all right. and there are hundreds of pages of -- reports. were investigators focusing on anybody specific? >> they were focusing on a few students at the high school. we know they pulled their attendance records and class schedules but just a few students and they didn't do it for all of the other people at the school of in his classes and there was one student who was not a student at this high school but another local high school who they interviewed and fill out a survey and asked about his involvement in the kendrick johnson. >> his parents enlisted the help of benjamin crump who joined national attention with trayvon martin. he joins us together with his co-counsel. you've been fighting for a long
that's the corner in which kendrick johnson was found. there is no specific time stamp on this so we don't know how long it was between this game of basketball with the people who were there, the other students and when he went in to those mats. but we're hoping to get all the different angles and put that together in the next few days. >> all right. and there are hundreds of pages of -- reports. were investigators focusing on anybody specific? >> they were focusing on a few...
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that's the corner in which kendrick johnson was found. there is no specific time stamp on this so we don't know how long it was between this game of basketball with the people who were there, the other students and when he went in to those mats. but we're hoping to get all the different angels and put that together in the next few days. >> all right and there are hundreds of pages of unrefacted reports. were investigators focussing on anybody specific? >> they were focussing on a few students at the high school. we know they pulled their attendance records and class schedules but just a few students and they didn't do it for all of the other people at the school of in his classes and there was one student who was not a student at this high school but another local high school who they interviewed and fill out a survey and asked about his involvement with den dr kendrick johnson. >> his parents enlisted the help of benjamin crump who joined national attention with trayvon martin. he joins us together with his co-counsel. you've been fighti
that's the corner in which kendrick johnson was found. there is no specific time stamp on this so we don't know how long it was between this game of basketball with the people who were there, the other students and when he went in to those mats. but we're hoping to get all the different angels and put that together in the next few days. >> all right and there are hundreds of pages of unrefacted reports. were investigators focussing on anybody specific? >> they were focussing on a...
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we're going to talk to the parents of kendrick johnson as well as their attorneys shortly. let's get to the details of this video. first, we are seeing an edited portion. his parents will see more video, as i understand it, in the coming days. this is an edited portion of what police have released. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tamron. the family is still asking for much more from the school. the dozens of surveillance cameras in the school. they say there's about 1900 hours of that surveillance video over that two-day period when kendrick johnson went missing back in january. the sheriffs office says they plan to release all of that within the next few days or so, but the volume of the request is so high that it might take a while to be able to distribute that video. but kendrick johnson's family believes that the answers to what happened to their son is located in that video. now, i do want to talk about what just happened in the past hour or so. very significant development here in macon. the u.s. attorney, michael moore, opening this federal investigation into this d
we're going to talk to the parents of kendrick johnson as well as their attorneys shortly. let's get to the details of this video. first, we are seeing an edited portion. his parents will see more video, as i understand it, in the coming days. this is an edited portion of what police have released. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tamron. the family is still asking for much more from the school. the dozens of surveillance cameras in the school. they say there's about 1900 hours of that...
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ken and jacqueline johnson, supporters, signs and a question, who killed kendrick johnson? >> we want answers and are not leaving until we get answers. they have never believed the theory from the investigators that their 17-year-old son climbed onto a rolled gym mat to grab a shoe at the center of one, fell into one, got stuck upside down and was accidentally choked. >> we are mostly concerned about what happened to kendrick and what they know about what happened to kendrick. >> the investigation showed he died of a blunt force trauma to the neck, not an accident, homicide. and with opposing theories on the cause of death from competing pathologists, who can get to the bottom of how kendrick died? bill watson can, by ordering what is called a coroner's inquest. watson has the power to impanel a jury of five, and listen to how he died, an answer that the paren parents sorely want. in mid-april, the attorney received a response from watson, saying he was precluded by statute from impanelling a coroner's jury, because the investigation was not complete. this petition was subm
ken and jacqueline johnson, supporters, signs and a question, who killed kendrick johnson? >> we want answers and are not leaving until we get answers. they have never believed the theory from the investigators that their 17-year-old son climbed onto a rolled gym mat to grab a shoe at the center of one, fell into one, got stuck upside down and was accidentally choked. >> we are mostly concerned about what happened to kendrick and what they know about what happened to kendrick....
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what happened to kendrick johnson? that 17-year-old was found dead in a high school gym rolled up in a matt. and yet, the family says there is one eyewitness. and the answers of what happened to kendrick lie somewhere in surveillance video that for some bizarre reason is nowhere to be found. there are so many other bis czar twists to this case. you'll find out in just a moment. you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love? ♪ paying ourselves to do what we love? store and essentially they just get sold something. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. before you invest in a mattress, discover the bed clinically proven to improve sleep quality. once you experience it, there's no going back. oh, yeah! at our colum
what happened to kendrick johnson? that 17-year-old was found dead in a high school gym rolled up in a matt. and yet, the family says there is one eyewitness. and the answers of what happened to kendrick lie somewhere in surveillance video that for some bizarre reason is nowhere to be found. there are so many other bis czar twists to this case. you'll find out in just a moment. you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna...
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we're going to talk to the parents of kendrick johnson as well as their attorneys shortly. let's get to the details of this video. first, we are seeing an edited portion. his parents will see more video, as i understand it, in the coming days. this is an edited portion of what police have released. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tamron. the family is still asking for much more from the school. the dozens of surveillance cameras in the school. they say there's about 1900 hours of that surveillance video over that two-day period when kendrick johnson went missing back in
we're going to talk to the parents of kendrick johnson as well as their attorneys shortly. let's get to the details of this video. first, we are seeing an edited portion. his parents will see more video, as i understand it, in the coming days. this is an edited portion of what police have released. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tamron. the family is still asking for much more from the school. the dozens of surveillance cameras in the school. they say there's about 1900 hours of that...
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local police called it a freak accident but the parents of kendrick johnson suspected foul play. now after cnn joined their quest for answers, the feds are stepping in. >>> and the sports lead. much to the relief of their wives and girlfriends, the red sox can finally shave today. how the city of boston plans to keep the party going now that the sox are champs again. >>> good afternoon. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with the world lead today. syria still a war-torn nightmare in which tens if not hundreds of people are killed every day but if you believe a report released today, at least it won't be with any new chemical weapons, which is what the u.s. government really seems to care about. remember these scenes from august 21st, when the u.s. says the syrian regime gassed its own people in an effort to push back rebel forces in the damascus suburbs? u.s. officials estimated more than 1400 people, many of them children, were killed in that attack. well, now the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons or opcw which is overseeing syria's disarmament s
local police called it a freak accident but the parents of kendrick johnson suspected foul play. now after cnn joined their quest for answers, the feds are stepping in. >>> and the sports lead. much to the relief of their wives and girlfriends, the red sox can finally shave today. how the city of boston plans to keep the party going now that the sox are champs again. >>> good afternoon. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with the world lead today. syria...
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kendrick johnson was found dead in a rolled up mat in january. police said it was an accident he suffocated in the gym mat when reaching for a sneaker. his parents were skeptical and got a second autopsy that said he died of non-accidental blunt force trama. there are many heart breaking facts spot story. when he was exhumed his internal organs were missing and his body cavity was stuffed with newspaper. blood found on the wall of the gym for instance was never tested and attorneys are hoping surveillance evidence could show what really happened. victor blackwell has been investigating on the story and joins me. victor, you discovered there is footage from security cameras in the gym from where he died. does it shed light on his death? >> not yet. there are four cameras in this gym. we requested all of the stills they tick stills, not streaming video. seven pictures of kendrick running into a gym. we asked what about the pictures after this and the pictures taken before it? well, we were told that those are considered educational records and only
kendrick johnson was found dead in a rolled up mat in january. police said it was an accident he suffocated in the gym mat when reaching for a sneaker. his parents were skeptical and got a second autopsy that said he died of non-accidental blunt force trama. there are many heart breaking facts spot story. when he was exhumed his internal organs were missing and his body cavity was stuffed with newspaper. blood found on the wall of the gym for instance was never tested and attorneys are hoping...
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. >>> kendrick johnson would have turned 18 years old today. i say would have because kendrick johnson was the young man whose body was found inside that rolled up gym mat at his high school in georgia. his death first ruled an accident, now it points more and more to a murder mystery. today, kendrick's parent stood on the courthouse steps. here they were, and that's his father. he spoke about how this first birthday is incredibly difficult without his son. >> a feeling that we wish no other parents here have to go through. because kendrick was the light of the family. and then we had to wake up and see that he's no longer with us. and understand, you know, why they didn't give my son any justice. i walk into his room and i kiss his picture and say happy birthday, kendrick. you know, his dreams, memories, will always be with us. they won't ever leave us. >> victor blackwell has been investigating this from the start. he joins us from valdosta, georgia. victor, my mind is never far from these parents because i cannot imagine losing a child and t
. >>> kendrick johnson would have turned 18 years old today. i say would have because kendrick johnson was the young man whose body was found inside that rolled up gym mat at his high school in georgia. his death first ruled an accident, now it points more and more to a murder mystery. today, kendrick's parent stood on the courthouse steps. here they were, and that's his father. he spoke about how this first birthday is incredibly difficult without his son. >> a feeling that we...
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demonstrators want answers in the death of kendrick johnson and soon a u.s. attorney will announce whether or not he wants answers too. in january he was found dead at school. investigators with the county sheriff's office said he squeezed his 19 inch shoulders into the 14 1/2 inch center of this rolled gym mat and got stuck upside down while reaching for this shoe. after an autopsy a medical examiner with the georgia bureau of investigation agreed the official cause of death was accidental positional asphyxia. he was cufficated by his body weight. >> we examined the alternatives and the only that fit the evidence and the pardon meial evidence we received was this is an accident. >> an accident. we just didn't believe it. >> kendrick's parents kenneth and jacquelyn believe the story is a cover up. >> when i viewed his body that sunday, you can see something happened. you can tell he was beaten. >> they want the u.s. department of justice to launch a federal investigation. >> if they don't come in, they want to send it to the rural. you can kill as long as you
demonstrators want answers in the death of kendrick johnson and soon a u.s. attorney will announce whether or not he wants answers too. in january he was found dead at school. investigators with the county sheriff's office said he squeezed his 19 inch shoulders into the 14 1/2 inch center of this rolled gym mat and got stuck upside down while reaching for this shoe. after an autopsy a medical examiner with the georgia bureau of investigation agreed the official cause of death was accidental...
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warp speed. ♪ >>> what really happened to kendrick johnson? his death an accident or a murder sn murder? the circumstances are strange and don't seem to add up. his parents are convinced somebody killed him and the evidence is hidden. his body found upside down in a rolled up wrestling mat in the gym in january. his parents had doubts and had his body exhumed that concluded kendrick died of blunt force trama. exclusive information, disturbing evidence, photos and videos that raise questions and some of the video you're about to see is graphic, difficult to watch. here is victor's report. >> reporter: it's the only video shot inside the high school gym the day 17-year-old kendrick johnson was found dead and with his parents approval, we're showing it for the first time. georgia investigators say his death was a tragic accident, he climbed on to these rolled gym mats to reach for the center of this shoe in one mat, slipped got stuck upside down and died. the blood in this video spilled after his heart stopped pumping. but his parents show the ph
warp speed. ♪ >>> what really happened to kendrick johnson? his death an accident or a murder sn murder? the circumstances are strange and don't seem to add up. his parents are convinced somebody killed him and the evidence is hidden. his body found upside down in a rolled up wrestling mat in the gym in january. his parents had doubts and had his body exhumed that concluded kendrick died of blunt force trama. exclusive information, disturbing evidence, photos and videos that raise...
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. >>> later, the investigation into the death of georgia teen kendrick johnson. authorities say it was an accident. but evidence is raising a lot of questions. his parents say he was murdered. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen
. >>> later, the investigation into the death of georgia teen kendrick johnson. authorities say it was an accident. but evidence is raising a lot of questions. his parents say he was murdered. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen
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kendrick johnson's family is asking for 1900 hours from the two-day period when johnson went missing from all of the surveillance pictures in the school. it might take a few days for all of that to be released and kendrick johnson's family hopes that video will finally give them answers. we're awaiting the news conference from the u.s. attorney this afternoon. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez in macon, georgia. thanks so much. >>> here's a look at stories topping the news. frequent flyers, listen up. you may use your electronic devices during the flight. ereaders and games, cell phone calls, they're still banned. new reports that the nsa has secretly that happened the main communication lines that link yahoo and google data centers around the world. "the washington post" and "new york times" claim they have coped vast amounts of emails and other information from hundreds of millions of users. >>> in less than an hour cory booker will be sworn in as the newest senator from new jersey. booker will fill the seat once filled by frank lautenberg who passed away in june. >>> a bus driver went above
kendrick johnson's family is asking for 1900 hours from the two-day period when johnson went missing from all of the surveillance pictures in the school. it might take a few days for all of that to be released and kendrick johnson's family hopes that video will finally give them answers. we're awaiting the news conference from the u.s. attorney this afternoon. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez in macon, georgia. thanks so much. >>> here's a look at stories topping the news. frequent...
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but kendrick johnson's family believes that the answers to what happened to their son is located in that video. now, i do want to talk about what just happened in the past hour or so. very significant development here in macon. the u.s. attorney, michael moore, opening this federal investigation into this death. very significant. the fbi is now cooperating, according to the u.s. attorney, although he chose his words very carefully. he was very careful not to say which way he was leaning, whether he thought this was a freak accident as the local sheriffs office has said or whether this was a murder like the family says. he says he is just out to answer several questions. first of all, what was kendrick johnson's cause of death. second, was it the result of a crime? if so, who committed that crime? but finally, he also pointed out that he's trying to answer whether this falls under federal jurisdiction and whether if this was a crime, whether it could be tried in federal court. he did not say whether he thinks there's enough evidence to warrant criminal civil rights violation. he's just lo
but kendrick johnson's family believes that the answers to what happened to their son is located in that video. now, i do want to talk about what just happened in the past hour or so. very significant development here in macon. the u.s. attorney, michael moore, opening this federal investigation into this death. very significant. the fbi is now cooperating, according to the u.s. attorney, although he chose his words very carefully. he was very careful not to say which way he was leaning,...
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first of all, what was kendrick johnson's cause of death. second, was it the result of a crime? if so, who committed that crime? but finally, he also pointed out that he's trying to answer whether this falls under federal jurisdiction and whether if this was a crime, whether it could be tried in federal court. he did not say whether he thinks there's enough evidence to warrant criminal civil rights violation. he's just looking into it right now. now, within the past few minutes, we did get some reaction from the county sheriffs office. lieutenant stride jones says that, quote, we welcome the state attorney's investigation. we are willing to listen to what they find, but we stand behind our initial investigation. tamron? >> so gabe, we're going to speak with his parents here in a second, but back to one of the questions the u.s. attorney plans to look into is the cause of death here. the police department has maintained that it was an accident, but this separate, independent autopsy showed blunt force trauma. what did he say specifically as it relates to that? >> reporter: he did
first of all, what was kendrick johnson's cause of death. second, was it the result of a crime? if so, who committed that crime? but finally, he also pointed out that he's trying to answer whether this falls under federal jurisdiction and whether if this was a crime, whether it could be tried in federal court. he did not say whether he thinks there's enough evidence to warrant criminal civil rights violation. he's just looking into it right now. now, within the past few minutes, we did get some...
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kenneth and jacqueline johnson, supporters, signs, and a question. who killed kendrick johnson? >> we want answers. we're not leaving until we get answers. >> they have never believed the theory from sheriff's investigators that their 17-year-old son climbed onto a rolled gym mat in school in january to grab a shoe at the center of one, fell into one, got stuck upside down, and was accidentally suffocated. >> we are mostly concerned about what happened to kendrick. what they know about what happened to kendrick, and why they're not telling us the truth. >> the johnsons exhumed kendrick's body and in a second autopsy they paid for, found that kendrick died as a result of a blunt force trauma to the neck. not an accident, a homicide. >> it was a cover-up. >> with opposing theories on the cause of death from competing pathologists, who can get to the bottom of how kendrick dies? bill watson can. by ordering what's called a coroner's inquest. watson has the power to impanel a jury of five and one alternate to listen to testimony, review evidence, and then deliberate and determine ho
kenneth and jacqueline johnson, supporters, signs, and a question. who killed kendrick johnson? >> we want answers. we're not leaving until we get answers. >> they have never believed the theory from sheriff's investigators that their 17-year-old son climbed onto a rolled gym mat in school in january to grab a shoe at the center of one, fell into one, got stuck upside down, and was accidentally suffocated. >> we are mostly concerned about what happened to kendrick. what they...
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kenneth and jacqueline johnson, supporters, signs, and a question. who killed kendrick johnson? >> no answers. we're not leaving until we get answers. >> they've never believed the theory from the county sheriffs investigators that their 17-year-old son climbed on to a rolled gym mat at school in january to grab a shoe at the center of one, fell into one, got stuck upside down, and was accidently suffocated. >> we are mostly concerned about what happened to kendrick, what they know about what happened to kendri kendrick, and why they're not telling us the truth. >> the johnson's exhumed kendrick's body and a second autopsy found he died of a blunt force trauma to the neck. >> it was a cover-up. >> and with opposing theories on the cause of death from competing pathologists, who can get to the bottom of our kendrick died? bill watson can, by ordering what's called a coroner's inquest. he has the power to empanel a jury of five and one alternate to listen to testimony, review evidence, and deliberate and term how kendrick johnson died and answer his parents. in march, the family's
kenneth and jacqueline johnson, supporters, signs, and a question. who killed kendrick johnson? >> no answers. we're not leaving until we get answers. >> they've never believed the theory from the county sheriffs investigators that their 17-year-old son climbed on to a rolled gym mat at school in january to grab a shoe at the center of one, fell into one, got stuck upside down, and was accidently suffocated. >> we are mostly concerned about what happened to kendrick, what they...
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>>> the death of kendrick johnson, was it an accident or murder? tonight we continue our reporting on this case trying to get to the truth of what happened to this young man. he was a 17-year-old high school student in georgia, an athlete, whose body was found upside down rolled up in a gym mat back in january. investigators ruled the death a tragic accident, that while reaching fior a sneaker, they say, he got stuck and suffocated. we interviewed someone from the scene of the death and he told us he believes kendrick was a victim of foul play. what appears to be multiple blood points dripping down a wall in the gym. local investigators concluded it did not belong to kendrick and never actually tested to see whose blood it was. an orange and black gym shoe found near kendrick's body. his parents say it didn't belong to their son, but it appears there is blood on the shoe, or at least some red markings. investigators concluded the stains were something other than blood, so the shoe was not collected as potential evidence. and a sweatshirt found near
>>> the death of kendrick johnson, was it an accident or murder? tonight we continue our reporting on this case trying to get to the truth of what happened to this young man. he was a 17-year-old high school student in georgia, an athlete, whose body was found upside down rolled up in a gym mat back in january. investigators ruled the death a tragic accident, that while reaching fior a sneaker, they say, he got stuck and suffocated. we interviewed someone from the scene of the death...
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i understand there is an investigation into where kendrick johnson's organs went and why? >> we contacted the georgia secretary of state's office because they issue licenses to funeral homes and wanted to check on the history of harrington funeral home and when we said why we were calling, they, too, wanted to know where are kendrick johnson's organs and wanted to know this practice of stuffing bodies with newspapers, something they never heard of either. >> how was the family's autopsy doctor able to determine the cause of death. >> i asked him if the organs aren't there how can you determine how kendrick died? he says essentially blunt force trama was not in the organs but the right side jaw noted as bruised on the paramedics report when he was found. he dissected the jaw, found bleeding under the skin. he dissected the left side, as well, did not find the bleeding and concluded that bruising, indicated with the bleeding there was blunt force trama that kendrick took that blow to the neck. >> victor, one thing i hadn't noticed and a viewer who works in gyms noticed and t
i understand there is an investigation into where kendrick johnson's organs went and why? >> we contacted the georgia secretary of state's office because they issue licenses to funeral homes and wanted to check on the history of harrington funeral home and when we said why we were calling, they, too, wanted to know where are kendrick johnson's organs and wanted to know this practice of stuffing bodies with newspapers, something they never heard of either. >> how was the family's...
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>> reporter: for more than six months kendrick johnson's family has been holding almost daily demonstrations at this intersection near the county courthouse. trayvon martin's family attorney recently joined their push for justice. >> these parents sent their son to school with a book bag and he was returned to them in a body bag. >> reporter: the family is now demanding the release of school surveillance footage they say could show how kendrick johnson's life was cut short. >> last month the justice department said it would not open a civil rights investigation into johnson's death. federal prosecutors in georgia are now reviewing evidence to see if a separate investigation is necessary. >>> tonight the 16-year-old pakistani girl who survived a taliban assassin's bullet to the head is considered a top contender for the nobel peace prize. malala yousafzai was in europe today after winning their top peace award. she continues to be in danger because of her support for girls education. >>> what went up did not come down at an orlando theme park. here's what happened. a dozen people were stuck o
>> reporter: for more than six months kendrick johnson's family has been holding almost daily demonstrations at this intersection near the county courthouse. trayvon martin's family attorney recently joined their push for justice. >> these parents sent their son to school with a book bag and he was returned to them in a body bag. >> reporter: the family is now demanding the release of school surveillance footage they say could show how kendrick johnson's life was cut short....
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we did dna testing, it was not the blood of kendrick johnson. >> who's blood was it? >> did you ever find out whose it was or any involvement? >> as of now, no. it doesn't appear to be related to our crime in any way. >> what do you think of the decision not to test it further? >> you can't explain it. if you're running the crime scene, you're going to say, that potential evidence. obviously, we're going to check it out and find out who it belongs to. >> this is an athletic gym, where they conduct various athletic classes and instructions at. >> a kid couldn't have scraped a knee or arm and gotten that much blood on a wall. >> there's one, two, three, four, five, six. six impacts. >> the opinion of our crime scene personnel, after looking at it closely, the blood appeared as it had been there for an extended period of time. it didn't appear to be very fresh. >> school gym. there is no way that they would allow whoever was supposed to clean this gym to leave that blood on that wall. >> and there's the question, why was there no blood when they expected to see lots of b
we did dna testing, it was not the blood of kendrick johnson. >> who's blood was it? >> did you ever find out whose it was or any involvement? >> as of now, no. it doesn't appear to be related to our crime in any way. >> what do you think of the decision not to test it further? >> you can't explain it. if you're running the crime scene, you're going to say, that potential evidence. obviously, we're going to check it out and find out who it belongs to. >> this...
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we did dna testing, it was not the blood of kendrick johnson. >> who's blood was it? >> did you ever find out whose it was or any involvement? >> as of now, no. it doesn't appear to be related to our crime in any way. >> what do you think of the decision not to test it further? >> you can't explain it. if you're running the crime scene, you're going to say, that potential evidence. obviously, we're going to check it out and find out who it belongs to. >> this is an athletic gym, where they conduct various athletic classes and instructions at. >> a kid couldn't have scraped a knee or arm and gotten that much blood on a wall. >> there's one, two, three, four, five, six. six impacts. >> the opinion of our crime scene personnel, after looking at it closely, the blood appeared as it had been there for an exnded period of time. it didn't appear to be very fresh. >> school gym. there is no way that they would allow whoever was supposed to clean this gym to leave that blood on that wall. >> and there's the question, why was there no blood when they expected to see lots of blo
we did dna testing, it was not the blood of kendrick johnson. >> who's blood was it? >> did you ever find out whose it was or any involvement? >> as of now, no. it doesn't appear to be related to our crime in any way. >> what do you think of the decision not to test it further? >> you can't explain it. if you're running the crime scene, you're going to say, that potential evidence. obviously, we're going to check it out and find out who it belongs to. >> this...
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and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. >>> breaking news tonight in the kendrick johnson case, johnson the teenager whose death was initially called an accident, the body rolled up in a mat in the high school. the second autopsy found he died of blunt force trauma. we have new information about surveillance footage from the high school. what did you find out about the footage? >> reporter: cnn has confirmed kendrick johnson was was not alone inside the gym the day that investigators say he died. that's coming to us from an attorney for the school district. the johnsons do not believe as you said the story officially of how their son died. so they want to see the surveillance video. we've also asked for that surveillance video. we've been told by the school district that they do not have to release it because it contains educational records of students. so we asked the obvious but very specific followup question. and here it is. i'm going to read it in the letter that i wrote to the superintendent. "are minors for whom lowndes county schools depicted in the surveillance images
and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. >>> breaking news tonight in the kendrick johnson case, johnson the teenager whose death was initially called an accident, the body rolled up in a mat in the high school. the second autopsy found he died of blunt force trauma. we have new information about surveillance footage from the high school. what did you find out about the footage? >> reporter: cnn has confirmed kendrick johnson was was not alone inside the gym the day that...
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. >>> kendrick johnson was only 17 years old when he died in january. his body was found inrolled up in a gym mat at his high school in georgia. the sheriff's office said it was a freak accident. the boy's parents say it was murder. tonight there are calls for action. gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: whether this school gym in georgia is a crime scene depends on who you ask. it's where 17-year-old kendrick johnson, a three-sport athlete, was found dead in january. >> every parent deserves to know what happened to their child. >> reporter: jacquelyn and kenneth johnson believe their son was murdered by a group of students, then stuffed in this rolled-up wrestling mat. >> why did this happen to kendrick at school? why? >> reporter: but lowndes county sheriff's deputies and the georgia bureau of investigation say he died in a tragic accident. that he fell head first into the upright mat reaching for a shoe, got trapped and couldn't breathe. >> reporter: based on the information we know now, the autopsy findings, our investigative findings, our case is
. >>> kendrick johnson was only 17 years old when he died in january. his body was found inrolled up in a gym mat at his high school in georgia. the sheriff's office said it was a freak accident. the boy's parents say it was murder. tonight there are calls for action. gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: whether this school gym in georgia is a crime scene depends on who you ask. it's where 17-year-old kendrick johnson, a three-sport athlete, was found dead in january. >>...
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attorney in macon, georgia, is expected to comment on the case of kendrick johnson. the body of the teen was found up in a rolled up wrestling mat in his school earlier this year. police are calling it a frequent accident but his parents all along have suspected foul play. yesterday they won a key ruling when the judge order ad school surveillance video to be released. john roberts can tell us if that is what we're seeing here. you have more from atlanta. >> reporter: good morning, general in. the u.s. attorney for the middle district of georgia, michael moore is considering whether or not to launch a federal investigation into the death of kendrick johnson. here his decision in just under 90 minutes time. back on january 11, kendrick's johnson's 17-year-old body was found rolled up in the wrestling match. the medical examiner at the time sid say ted was suffocation when he fell into the mat retrieveing a shoe. but second autopsy found i was died from a sharp blow to the neck. as for the court ruling they will get all the surveillance videos from the school, lowndes
attorney in macon, georgia, is expected to comment on the case of kendrick johnson. the body of the teen was found up in a rolled up wrestling mat in his school earlier this year. police are calling it a frequent accident but his parents all along have suspected foul play. yesterday they won a key ruling when the judge order ad school surveillance video to be released. john roberts can tell us if that is what we're seeing here. you have more from atlanta. >> reporter: good morning,...
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. >>> also breaking news tonight about the death of 17-year-old kendrick johnson found dead in a georgia high school gym. we got new information about surveillance footage from the school. the latest on that. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ man: [ laughs ] those look like baby steps now. but they were some pretty good moves. and the best move of all? having the right partner at my side. it's so much better that way. [ male announcer ] have the right partner at your side. consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. it's been that way since the day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be mor
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. >>> also breaking news tonight about the death of 17-year-old kendrick johnson found dead in a georgia high school gym. we got new information about surveillance footage from the school. the latest on that. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. with copd, i thought i'd miss our family tradition. now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. and that makes a difference in my breathing.
. >>> also breaking news tonight about the death of 17-year-old kendrick johnson found dead in a georgia high school gym. we got new information about surveillance footage from the school. the latest on that. before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within...
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so we got to find out what happened to kendrick johnson. this is a murder mystery and unfortunately the victim is real. >> now, ken, the community there black and white is rallying with you. i remember seeing hundreds of people and that there certainly is a lot of help in the community tonight. but at the end of the day if, in fact, people work in that gym that night, and do know something and know something tonight, what would you say to those people that were in that gym that night now that there's been a federal inquiry. what would you want to say to them? >> i would like to say to them that kendrick could have been their brother or relative. you know? they don't have to be afraid no more. just come out and tell the truth and tell what really happened. >> attorney king, do you think that now that the federal government rather than local authorities involved that if someone knows something, they may feel more comfortable to come forward and say something if in fact those type of people or person exists? >> absolutely, reverend al. i think
so we got to find out what happened to kendrick johnson. this is a murder mystery and unfortunately the victim is real. >> now, ken, the community there black and white is rallying with you. i remember seeing hundreds of people and that there certainly is a lot of help in the community tonight. but at the end of the day if, in fact, people work in that gym that night, and do know something and know something tonight, what would you say to those people that were in that gym that night now...
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we're making it. >>> we got breaking news tonight, the kendrick johnson case. his death was initially called an accident, the body found rolled up in a wrestling mat in a georgia high school. his parents never bought that story and had another autopsy done and found he died of blunt force trama. we have surveillance footage from the high school. what did you find out about the footage? >> anderson, cnn confirmed kendrick johnson was not alone inside the gym the day investigators say he died, coming to us from an attorney for the school district. the johnsons do not believe the story officially of how their son died and want to see the surveillance video, we've also asked for that surveillance video. we've been told by the school district they don't have to release it because it contains educational records of students and we asked the obvious followup question and i'll read it in the letter i wrote to the superintende superintendent. are minors for whom the county schools has not received consent to release educational records depicted in the surveillance image
we're making it. >>> we got breaking news tonight, the kendrick johnson case. his death was initially called an accident, the body found rolled up in a wrestling mat in a georgia high school. his parents never bought that story and had another autopsy done and found he died of blunt force trama. we have surveillance footage from the high school. what did you find out about the footage? >> anderson, cnn confirmed kendrick johnson was not alone inside the gym the day investigators...
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so the full investigative file into the death of kendrick johnson has now been released. that was by a judge's order just a short time ago. i'm talking unredacted documents, photographs from the county high school, and the surveillance video from inside the high school gym will be released later this hour. this is a huge victory for kendrick johnson's parents because they never believed that initial ruling back in january that indicated that kendrick johnson suffocated after falling into the gym mat while reaching for a shoe. they believe their son was murdered. victor blackwell has been all over this for us from the beginning. he joins me live from valdosta, georgia. do you know what's in these files or on this video? >> well, let's talk about the video first, because it is a lot. we're told there are 40 cameras in and around the gym at the high school where kendrick johnson was found in january, upside down, dead in a mat. but when the sheriff's office went to the school to get the video, they wanted 48 hours, the last 48 hours of each of those cameras. so we could be t
so the full investigative file into the death of kendrick johnson has now been released. that was by a judge's order just a short time ago. i'm talking unredacted documents, photographs from the county high school, and the surveillance video from inside the high school gym will be released later this hour. this is a huge victory for kendrick johnson's parents because they never believed that initial ruling back in january that indicated that kendrick johnson suffocated after falling into the...