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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2025 · 44 MIN

Two siblings, one murder. Who should police believe?

from Crime Story

When someone is attacked, especially in their home, the victim usually knows the person hurting them. And in the 2002 murder of a woman named Marlyne Johnson, the police charged her daughter-in-law, Sophia Johnson, with first degree murder. The whole ordeal tore two families apart because not only was Sophia charged with killing her mother-in-law, but the main witness against her was her own brother.Amory Sivertson dives back into the case in her new podcast, Beyond All Repair. She joins Crime Story now. To listen to Crime Story early and ad-free, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts.Feedback for us? You can email us directly at [email protected].

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When someone is attacked, especially in their home, the victim usually knows the person hurting them. And in the 2002 murder of a woman named Marlyne Johnson, the police charged her daughter-in-law, Sophia Johnson, with first degree murder. The whole ordeal tore two families apart because not only was Sophia charged with killing her mother-in-law, but the main witness against her was her own brother.Amory Sivertson dives back into the case in her new podcast, Beyond All Repair. She joins Crime Story now. To listen to Crime Story early and ad-free, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts.Feedback for us? You can email us directly at [email protected].

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When someone is attacked, especially in their home, the victim usually knows the person hurting them. And in the 2002 murder of a woman named Marlyne Johnson, the police charged her daughter-in-law, Sophia Johnson, with first degree murder. The...

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