Earl Lee Johnson Jr. Stabs Woman to Death on Facebook Live Video:
FACEBOOK LIVE BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A suspect has been arrested for a body found dead in the parking lot of a Baton Rouge business on Monday, April 18.
The Baton Rouge Police Department said Earl Lee Johnson Jr., 35, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Janice David, 34, whose body was found inside a vehicle.
Police confirmed the woman’s brutal death was broadcast on Facebook Live in a gruesome nearly 15-minute feed. They added Johnson was already in custody when they learned of the video. They noted he admitted to killing the woman.
“Very horrible, very horrible. She didn’t deserve to die like this…no one does,” said Terri Austin, her cousin and godmother of David. #JANICEdAVID #EARLJOHNSONJR #BATONROUGE
