Gym Mat Death Kendrick Johnson

Kendrick s dead body was found lodged inside the gym mat in lowndes high school in january 2013.

Gym mat death kendrick johnson.

By crimesider staff october 11 2013 11 31 am cbs news. On january 11 2013 the body of kendrick johnson october 10 1995 january 10 2013 was discovered inside a vertical rolled up mat in the gymnasium of lowndes high school in valdosta in the u s. Kendrick johnson 17 was found dead in a rolled up wrestling mat at his high school in january. The first autopsy showed johnson died of accidental positional asphyxia.

A preliminary investigation and autopsy concluded that the death was accidental. State of georgia where he was a student. The late teen s parents kenneth and jacquelyn johnson filed the lawsuit in january claiming their son was the victim of foul play. Johnson who was a 17 year old high school sophomore was found rolled up in a gym mat at lowndes high school gymnasium on jan.

Third autopsy result for kendrick johnson the teen found dead in a rolled up gym mat released. 11 2013 the body of 17 year old kendrick johnson was found in the most unusual of circumstances. Teen s gym mat death victim s parents say. Kendrick johnson was found dead in a gym mat at lowndes high school in january 2013.

Upside down and rolled up in a school gym mat. In 2013 kendrick johnson s body was found rolled up in a high school gym mat. The johnsons have filed several lawsuits since their son s death winning none of them. The mysterious death of kendrick johnson was initially ruled an accident by law enforcement but his family was not convinced.

State and local officials ruled that johnson suffocated. Johnson s family had a private pathologist conduct a second autopsy. Authorities said he suffocated after falling into the mat while trying to retrieve a shoe. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of the south georgia teen found dead in a rolled gym mat has been dismissed by a federal judge.