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Apr 21, 2024 15 min

Eclipse Murders: Danielle Johnson and Taylon Celestine

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Most violence isn’t related to the moon or the sun, but the violence that took place on April 8, 2024 might have been. The 8th was the day of the total solar eclipse and two different women committed murder/attempted murder that may have been connected to the phenomena. Danielle Johnson, an astrology. Influencer, killed her partner before throwing her two daughters out of the car (killing one and injuring the other) , before taking her own life by crashing into a tree at 100 mph. Detectives aren’t sure how much of a role the eclipse played, if any, but they are seriously investigating it since Danielle wrote some conspiratorial eclipse tweets in the days leading up to the 8th. We discuss the timeline of events and what the investigation has revealed so far. We also discuss the random shooting spree carried out by Taylor Celestine after she left a hotel, telling the employees that God was telling her to go on the spree in relation to the eclipse. We discuss all of the details that have been released so far. Sources: “Family Dispute Turns into Double-Murder Suicide NR24117kt/Cm.” LAPD Online, 9 Apr. 24AD, www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/family-dispute-turns-into-double-murder-suicide-nr24117kt-cm/. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024. Mayes-Osterman, Cybele. “Astrologer Suspected of Double Murder-Suicide on Eclipse Day Thought “Apocalypse Is Here.”” USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024, www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/11/astrologer-murder-suicide-eclipse-danielle-johnson-jaelen-chaney/73287141007/. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024. Neumann, sean. “Astrology Influencer Disturbed by Eclipse Posted “the APOCALYPSE IS HERE” before Killing Partner, Baby, Herself.” Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024, people.com/astrology-influencer-disturbed-by-eclipse-posted-the-apocalypse-is-here-before-killing-partner-baby-herself-8631523. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024. Twitter, et al. “Mom Who Pushed Kids from Moving Car Was Astrology Influencer Disturbed by Eclipse.” Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024, www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-10/woman-who-threw-child-from-car-on-405-was-controversial-astrology-influencer. “Woman Claiming God Told Her to Go on Shooting Spree because of Solar Eclipse Shoots Drivers on Florida Interstate, Police Say - CBS News.” Www.cbsnews.com, 9 Apr. 2024, www.cbsnews.com/news/solar-eclipse-shooting-spree-taylon-celestine-shoots-drivers-claims-god-told-her-to/.

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