GUILTY KY - Alex Johnson, 32, Lexington, 20 December 2013

[MagnoliaMountain]

RIP Alex. What a horrible outcome. Thinking of his family & friends.

 

[Manna]

Sad to hear this. My Facebook news feed was full of articles about his disappearance, but I hadn't heard they found him.

 

[Lots2Learn]

http://www.lex18.com/news/funeral-arrangements-announced-for-lexington-murder-victim/

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[Lots2Learn]

http://www.lex18.com/news/divers-explain-how-they-recovered-missing-man-s-body-in-river/

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[Sunrisenow]

Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn says Alex Johnson likely died in pain last month shortly before his body was dumped in the Kentucky River.

“It should not have happened but people are cruel and this is the result of someone being very cruel to another individual,” Ginn said.

http://www.whas11.com/news/Fayette-Co-Coroner-Chef-likely-died-in-pain-242143401.html

 

[StarryNight]

http://www.whas11.com/news/Fayette-Co-Coroner-Chef-likely-died-in-pain-242143401.html

Just horrible.

 

[poppygirl]

Unbelievable. Prayers for his loved ones.

And kudos to LE here for having the balls to issue arrest warrants before they had remains. I know they likely had compelling evidence but it seems so many police depts are hesitant to make an arrest until they have a body. Perhaps they should go to Myrtle Beach and show them how it's done.

 

[poppygirl]

Unbelievable. Prayers for his loved ones.

And kudos to LE here for having the balls to issue arrest warrants before they had remains. I know they likely had compelling evidence but it seems so many police depts are hesitant to make an arrest until they have a body. Perhaps they should go to Myrtle Beach and show them how it's done.

 

[floridamomma]

that reporter, should be fired. his Poor family. jeez.

ETA, I mean the headline.


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[foofusmagee]

i am sooo happy they got both these guys so quick!! this whole time, everyone here in Lexington thought they, (LE) were doing nothing and exactly one month after he disappeared, they pick up the first and within 3 days had the other one and recovered the body. I agree with the kudos to LE!! They worked hard to solve this and i know that, although horrible ending, the family and friends wont be left wondering.....Now i want justice for alex and will attend the trials of these scum to watch them get locked away for a long, long time....

 

[Tssiemer]

Any news on motive? Was it over pot?

 

[JaelynKL]

For weeks they searched for him, but on Tuesday friends and family of a murdered Lexington man gathered to remember him and pay their final respects.

A memorial service was held for Alex Johnson whose body was found in the Kentucky River last week.

He disappeared from his Lexington home on December 20th.

Whether you worked with him in the restaurant business, hiked with him at Red River Gorge or attended school alongside him at Transylvania, it seems that just about anyone who met Alex Johnson has a story to share about him.

Article from January 28, 2014. There is also a video.
WKYT.com
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[bethlala]

I haven't seen anything about motive but I also wondered if he threatened to turn the dealer in for something? Since it wasn't a robbery, maybe they wanted to silence him?


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[Sunrisenow]

A Lexington man is on his way back to Kentucky to face charges in the kidnapping and beating death of Alex Johnson, who went missing just days before Christmas.

Robert Markham Taylor, 28, was released to the state of Kentucky, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's office in Texas. The time of his release wasn't disclosed because of safety reasons.

http://www.kentucky.com/2014/02/11/3081868/suspect-in-missing-mans-slaying.html

 

[Lots2Learn]

http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/...ack-to-Lexington--244888561.html?device=phone

So heartbreaking. Still no motive mentioned, but I believe they know .

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[JaelynKL]

A Fayette County grand jury has indicted two suspects in the murder of a Lexington man who went missing late last year.

Court documents indicate that Robert Markham "Mark" Taylor, 28, knocked on Alex Johnson's door back on Dec. 20. The 38-year-old victim was talking to his girlfriend on the phone at the time. She told police she recognized Taylor's voice, and he said, "Come downstairs. I've got a surprise for you." Johnson's girlfriend said he told her, "Mark is here. I'll call you later." That was the last she heard from him.

More at: http://www.lex18.com/news/suspects-in-alex-johnson-murder-indicted/

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[Tssiemer]

So the police always knew about Taylor...

 

[MCDRAW]

So the police always knew about Taylor...

I believe the girlfriend told the police from the beginning. I believe they kept it quiet to protect her and to gather evidence against him.

 

[Tssiemer]

I feel... I don't know... lol At first I was all impressed because they solved it so fast. I'm from Lexington and if you know anything about the Umi Southworth Murder you'll know how incompetent the police can really be.

 

[hockeymom4]

I really feel for his family, but especially for his girlfriend.