Prosecutors on Thursday formally filed their intent to seek the death penalty for Vincent Brown, charged in the kidnapping and killing of Jennifer Johnson, the mother of his 2-year-old daughter. ...more

March 6, 2009

Prosecutors today formally filed their intent to seek the death penalty for Vincent Brown, charged in the kidnapping and killing of Jennifer Johnson, the mother of his 2-year-old daughter. ...more

March 5, 2009

Not long before she was killed, Jennifer Johnson made a 911 call from the trunk of her own car as it traveled along Interstate 4 through Plant City. ...more

December 17, 2008

The call was short, but the message was urgent. "Help me," the woman said. ...more

November 21, 2008

Jennifer Johnson, the 31-year-old mother found slain in a vacant house in Lakeland this week, called 911 for help from the trunk of a car, according to her family and police. ...more

November 20, 2008

Two-year-old Janice Johnson pedaled a three-wheeler on the sidewalk outside her apartment Wednesday, waving at relatives. ...more

November 20, 2008

Relatives of a Tampa woman grieved today, recalling how they had learned late Tuesday that her body had been found in a vacant house in Lakeland. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing Saturday evening after family members became concerned when she did not appear in time for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. The family scrapped the party, anxious and worried. ...more

November 19, 2008

Family and friends of Jennifer Denise Johnson spent Tuesday evening putting up fliers about the missing woman's disappearance. ...more

November 19, 2008

Family and friends of Jennifer Denise Johnson spent this evening putting up fliers about the missing woman's disappearance. ...more

November 18, 2008

A prosecutor this morning identified the boyfriend of a missing woman as "a suspect in a murder case," even though police do not classify him that way. Jennifer Denise Johnson, 31, was reported missing at 7:55 p.m. Saturday after relatives became concerned when she was not at home for her 2-year-old daughter's birthday party. ...more

November 18, 2008