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Another Craigslist Killer? Police Still Seek Answers in 2009 Double Murder
Janine Johnson and Stephen Taylor were stabbed to death in Texas — and investigators were struck by the precision at the crime scene.
It was 2009, and 29-year-old Janine Johnson and her 39-year-old boyfriend Stephen Taylor from Ferris in Texas were in a committed relationship and enjoying life. Stephen had a great rapport with Janine’s 11-year-old son from a previous relationship, and the couple were keen softball players at their local sports centre.
But when their failure to show up at a practice led to the discovery of their bodies, nobody could have guessed that Janine and Stephen’s murder would remain unsolved more than a decade later.
With improvements in DNA technology, can this brutal double homicide finally be solved?
A shocking scene
On the evening of March 21st 2009, Janine and Stephen had enjoyed one of their regular games of softball and had agreed to return the following day for a rematch. However, they didn’t keep the appointment and no one was able to rouse them on the phone at home.
“The brother of the man who lived in the house went over there to see what was wrong,” said…
