‘Hush’ - The State of Oregon v. Jesse Lee Johnson
Published on Oct 1, 2024, 12:06:30 PM
Total time: 00:42:11
Published on Oct 1, 2024, 12:06:30 PM
Total time: 00:42:11
On March 20, 1998, police in Salem, Oregon, discovered the body of 28-year-old Harriet Thompson inside her apartment. Within a week, they arrested Jesse Johnson for murder. Johnson drifted west after a troubled childhood in Arkansas and a stint in prison there. In Salem, he was known around town as a homeless drug user. A random encounter with Thompson the week before she was killed changed Johnson’s life forever.Today we’ll listen to the first episode of OPB’s new podcast “Hush.”
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