I'm Julie Johnson's nephew (I'm not sure the best way to prove it, but I'll do whatever is requested.). I sent in the spotlight request a little while back. I nearly forgot about this once college started back up.
Julie disappeared just two months before I was born. I never met her, but it clearly has affected my grandparents and my mother, so I want to do what I can for them. I haven't been looking into this for very long though. About a month ago, I sent the Howard County Sheriff's Department an e-mail about the case (and if Larry Hall was ever looked at, though they probably wouldn't reveal that), but they never responded. He's recently revealed the location of a few bodies and reported shown remorse. I thought about asking him directly, but it just doesn't seem like a good idea. I have the address to the correctional facility on my whiteboard anyway.
I can confirm that Julie's parents are alive and recently moved back to Indiana. They live very close to Kokomo. I recently spoke to my mother about submitting DNA and she said she'd speak to them. I haven't brought it up much because I'm afraid of opening up something that might not get closure.
No one on my side of the family has heard from Julie's husband or their kids since the disappearance. Her husband blames us, we blame him. I've heard talk of trying to get in contact with the kids, but it always fails. We only know bits and pieces of their lives.
If anyone has any questions, I'd be glad to try and answer them. I can call my parents and ask them what they remember too.