Searching for clues to the 1997 cold case of 33-year-old Denise Johnson

As of 2023, police were doggedly pursuing leads connected to the 1997 Denise Johnson cold case murder thanks to a revival of public interest generated by a hit true crime podcast. The “CounterClock” series drew attention to the grisly murder, which went cold after the investigation was abandoned many years ago.

Aged just 33, Johnson was found in a burned-out building in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, having been brutally attacked by an unknown assailant. First responders at the scene quickly discovered that Johnson had not simply died in the fire — she had actually been stabbed in the neck while choking on fumes.

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