Active for 3 years
(1983-1985) in United States

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13. 8 Books Written About Jerry Leon Johns
14. 5 External References
15. Internal References

Jerry Leon Johns Students at Elizabethton High School in Tennessee examined a string of unsolved murders as a class project. The students were able to find close similarities: all were slim white women with red or reddish hair, killed between 1983 and 1985. The victims, who died by being suffocated or strangled were found close to major roadways in Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. The information was handed over to representatives from several law enforcement agencies, including Kentucky State Police. One victim was identified 33 years after her the discovery of her body announced by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation TBI in September of 2018. On December 18th 2019, the TBI identified Jerry Leon Johns as a suspect in the 1985 "redhead murders" case. Johns died in December 2015.

Profile Completeness: 40%

Books that Mention Jerry Leon Johns

William Bass

Death's Acre

Denis Johnson

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

John Douglas

Inside the Mind of BTK

Ginger Strand

Killer on the Road

Rael

Intelligent Design

Ann Spangler

Women of the Bible

Nancy Nichols

Never Date a Dead Animal

Michael Newton

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes

8 Books that mention Serial Killer
Jerry Leon Johns

ISBN10	Book Title	Author	Killers Mentioned	Killers
1101204729	Death's Acre	William Bass	Jerry Leon Johns	1
0812988647	The Largesse of the Sea M...	Denis Johnson	Jerry Leon Johns	1
0470437685	Inside the Mind of BTK	John Douglas	4 Total Including Dennis Rader	4
0292744560	Killer on the Road	Ginger Strand	7 Total Including Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Killer	7
2940252203	Intelligent Design	Rael	Jerry Leon Johns	1
0310344565	Women of the Bible	Ann Spangler	Jerry Leon Johns	1
0979579171	Never Date a Dead Animal	Nancy Nichols	Jerry Leon Johns	1
1438119143	The Encyclopedia of Unsol...	Michael Newton	29 Total Including Atlanta Ripper	29

External References

1. Redhead murders on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 19, 2018.
2. Bible Belt Strangler, Elizabethton HS Sociology May 2018 on wjhl.com, Retrieved on Sep 19, 2018.
3. TBI identifies suspect in 1985 "redhead murders" case as Cleveland, Tenn. man on newschannel9.com, Retrieved on Dec 20, 2019.
4. Leslie Earhart, Suspect Identified in 1985 TBI Cold Case on tbinewsroom.com, Retrieved on Dec 20, 2019.
5. Jerry, L. Johns v USA, Case 3:97-cr-00143 on www.govinfo.gov, Retrieved on Dec 20, 2019.

Internal References

Jerry Leon Johns is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

1. #22 of 43[ Page 2 ] of Scorpio Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
2. #27 of 51[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in November
3. #126 of 250[ Page 9 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
4. #133 of 327[ Page 9 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
5. #158 of 307[ Page 11 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
6. #281 of 651[ Page 19 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
7. #297 of 651[ Page 20 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
8. #361 of 651[ Page 25 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
9. #503 of 651[ Page 34 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness

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Serial Killers Statistics, charts Jerry Leon Johns is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Age of Serial Killer by Date, Killers By Astrological Sign, Killers By Birth Month, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.

Years Active:

• 1983
• 1984
• 1985