Categories: Controversies

Death of LaVena Johnson, July 19, 2005

Background

LaVena Lynn Johnson (July 27, 1985 – July 19, 2005) was an E3 in the United States Army. She was found dead in her tent. Her death was controversially ruled as a suicide but the evidence of rape and battery led many to believe the United States Department of Defense covered it up.

Below, you will find the documents that have released thus far.

Document Archive

 Report of Casualty, 15 March 2006 [3 Pages, 1.7MB]

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 U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Report, Released January 25, 2019 [318 Pages, 103.9MB]

 U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Documents, Released November 2, 2020 [16 Pages, 3.5MB]

 

 

 

 

 


 

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This post was published on November 3, 2020 6:20 am

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