AJA DANIELLE JOHNSON - 7 yo (2010) - Geronimo/Davenport OK

They haven't officially called this yet, but I'm sure, as we all are, it is Aja. I am reluctant to move this Murdered Children, it just breaks my heart to have to do so. If nobody minds, can we just leave this here for now? Just until it's official?

You read my mind Missa... let's leave it here for the time being

i agree - it wouldn't be right to move it until an official ID is made.

Admin wrote:They haven't officially called this yet, but I'm sure, as we all are, it is Aja. I am reluctant to move this Murdered Children, it just breaks my heart to have to do so. If nobody minds, can we just leave this here for now? Just until it's official?

Of course, this is where it should be until we hear otherwise. What a coward, the only positive to come out of this is, he's headed to hell and Aja will be in heaven, he can never hurt her again.

Authorities in Oklahoma are trying to identify the remains of two
bodies found Monday to determine whether they are those of a murder
suspect and the missing 7-year-old daughter of his murdered wife,
according to investigators.
The bodies were found in a car in the woods outside Oklahoma
City, according to reports from the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation.
Authorities believe the car may have been used in the girl’s kidnapping.
Lester Williams Hobbs, 46, has been sought in the death of Tonya
Hobbs, his estranged wife, and the kidnapping of Aja Danielle Johnson,
her daughter. Hobbs and the girl were last seen in January.
Investigators said the bodies found were that of an adult and child, but
have not confirmed the identities, according to reports. The
medical examiner will use Hobbs' fingerprints and Johnson’s dental
records to help identify the bodies, reports stated. The causes
of death are still unknown. A note describing what happened was
found at the scene, but details were not released.

A thoughtful article by Valhall.

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/?p=2139

When Jerry Spotts set out Monday afternoon to check on property that
belongs to his wife’s family near Lake Thunderbird, he didn’t
anticipate coming upon a crime scene.
“I never expected to see anything like that out there,” Spotts said.
Spotts, a Norman resident, discovered the 1992 Toyota Paseo that
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials said belonged to Lester
and Tonya Hobbs. The vehicle was found in a heavily wooded acreage
north of the State Highway 9 and 108th Avenue SE intersection.
Officers with several law enforcement agencies had been searching for
Lester Hobbs, 47, and Aja Johnson, 7, since Jan. 24. Investigators have
accused Hobbs of killing his estranged wife, then kidnapping her
daughter, Aja. Two bodies believed to be Hobbs and Johnson also were
found at the scene Monday.
Spotts said he was looking for survey stakes that a surveyor was
supposed to have staked out on the property several weeks ago. As Spotts
searched for the stakes, he saw a white car he considered suspicious.
“Incidentally, the surveyor mentioned a white car was out there,” he
said. “I thought it could be a hunter.”
Spotts walked closer to the vehicle to get a better look. He said he
got within 20 feet of the car when he spotted a body lying beside the
car.
“It had to be a small individual. It was covered with a blanket. I
could see the top of the head. It was decomposed. I backed away as soon
as I saw the body,” Spotts said.
He said when he saw the car was a Toyota Paseo, he thought for a
moment it might be the vehicle associated with the Amber Alert for
Johnson.
“I called police immediately,” he said. “They came right out.”
Spotts said he met police near Highway 9. He brought the officer to
the scene using an all-terrain vehicle.
“There was a body behind the steering wheel,” Spotts said.
Spotts said the Paseo was parked next to a cedar tree in the brush.
“It was not visible from highway or land,” he said. “I was there
looking for the survey stake or I would not have seen the car.”
Spotts said there are few entrances onto the property.
People can reach the field from a gate on Highway 9 or another road
north of the highway.

God be with the man that came upon this scene. I am sure this image will never leave him!

george_anthony wrote:God be with the man that came upon this scene. I am sure this image will never leave him!

You know, having family from Lawton, Ok... the land of Geronimo may i just say has its curses... Im ready to find out what this note said. And even though we are finding dead children, we are finding them. This little girl saw her mother bludgeoned and then im sure was tortured. I pray to the Lord that this madness slows down... please spare the children... Amen

The agent in charge of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation’s search for a missing
7-year-old girl and her alleged abductor vigorously defended the
agency’s handling of the case Wednesday even as a state lawmaker
criticized it.
Richard Goss, who leads the OSBI’s Lawton office, said
“each and every lead was followed up on and documented” as
authorities searched for Aja Johnson and her stepfather, 46-year-old Lester Hobbs.
Hobbs and the child had been missing since
Aja’s mother, Tonya Hobbs, was found dead Jan. 24 inside Lester Hobbs’
motor home in Geronimo, about 100 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
Police searched for Hobbs and the girl and an Amber Alert was issued,
but information called into authorities didn’t lead to their
whereabouts.
Acting on a tip from a landowner, police
found the decomposing bodies of Hobbs and the girl, along with Tonya
Hobbs’ missing Toyota Paseo, on Monday in a wooded area off State
Highway 9 near Lake Thunderbird in rural Norman. Norman Master Police
Officer Jennifer Newell said that, based on the decomposition of the
bodies, they were likely at the scene for more than a month.
The state medical examiner’s office Wednesday confirmed the identity of the bodies,
although spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard said the cause and manner of death won’t be determined
until results from toxicology tests are received, which could take three to six weeks.
Newell said what authorities found in the car will be detailed when a search warrant is returned to Cleveland
County district court in the coming days.
Rep. Richard Morrissette, D-Oklahoma City, said the OSBI didn’t handle the investigation well.
“This agency is insulated from public scrutiny, and I’m beginning to wonder if that’s a serious concern here,”
Morrissette said.
“I think we need a full-fledged report on this investigation, day by day, what was going on in their agency to
find Hobbs. He was right under our nose.”
Goss said the OSBI and other law-enforcement
agencies followed up on 367 leads during the search for Hobbs and the
girl because “we were looking for the one credible sighting.”
Goss said that 18 years ago, Hobbs lived in a
mobile home about a mile from where the car and bodies were found and
that Hobbs’ parents also were buried in a nearby cemetery. He said the
cemetery was under surveillance for a time and that authorities searched
the area where Hobbs used to live three times.
Newell confirmed that a man who identified
himself as a former friend of Hobbs had called Norman police to let them
know about Hobbs’ history in the area. Newell said that man was told to
call Comanche County authorities but it’s not known if he did.
Morrissette noted the car was easily visible from the air.
“Something went wrong here,” Morrissette
said. “I want to know, who knew about the tips and when did they know
it? People around the lake ... had a suspicion (Hobbs) might be in the area.

Thanks for moving this Tom. I saw last night on the news they had called it, but I just couldn't bring myself to move this thread.

An FBI spokesman says the agency's offer to
help search for a missing 7-year-old girl was turned down by the
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
But an OSBI official says an FBI agent was involved in the
search for Aja Johnson and her suspected abductor - Lester Hobbs.
The bodies of the two were found Monday near Lake Thunderbird in
east Norman - about two months after they had disappeared.
FBI spokesman Gary Johnson said Thursday the agency offered its
Child Abduction Response Team but the offer was declined.
OSBI agent-in-charge Richard Goss says an FBI agent did work
with the OSBI at the command post in the early days of the
investigation. Goss says the agent told state authorities they were
doing everything that's on a checklist the abduction team uses.

EDMOND — Lester William Hobbs left only a violent legacy, including the killing of 7-year-old Aja Johnson, and a note for the world to read when he killed himself in a wooded area east of Norman.

J.J. Johnson said Wednesday he learned of the note’s contents from investigators, adding that it only revealed the true character of his daughter’s killer.

"Lester went on in the note ... blaming all these people for his problems — Tonya, myself, his parents,” said Johnson, Aja’s father. "He named off all these people. Everyone but himself. What a coward.”

Now Johnson is left to bury his daughter.


Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100401_11_0_EMNetr462136

Remembering Aja Johnson
Posted: Apr 03, 2010 6:51 AM Updated: Apr 03, 2010 11:28 AM
Video Gallery
Remembering Aja Johnson
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http://www.newschannel6now.com/Global/story.asp?S=12248357

Aja Johnson will be laid to rest at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Oklahoma City.
Her funeral service is set for Wednesday April 7th.

While Aja Johnson's family comes to peace with her death the Oklahoma State Bureau Of Investigation is coming under fire.

An FBI spokesman says the agency's offer to help search for a missing 7-year-old girl was turned down by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

But an OSBI official says an FBI agent was involved in the search for Aja Johnson and her suspected abductor - Lester Hobbs.

The bodies of the two were found Monday near Lake Thunderbird in east Norman - about two months after they had disappeared.

FBI spokesman Gary Johnson said Thursday the agency offered its Child Abduction Response Team but the offer was declined.

OSBI agent-in-charge Richard Goss says an FBI agent did work with the OSBI at the command post in the early days of the investigation. Goss says the agent told state authorities they were doing everything that's on a checklist the abduction team uses.

She's going to be with my grandma, my grandpa, and my dad at Resthaven. It's a beautiful place, as far as cemeteries go...I think I may go and lay flowers from all of us...

Tom, your prayer is wonderful...thank you...

Precious child, know that you are loved and mourned by many. May you find peace in God's arms.

Thank you, OKGran. Services are at 1:30.

http://vondelsmith.frontrunnerpro.com/runtime/267/runtime.php?SiteId=267&NavigatorId=41448&op=tributeObituary&viewOpt=dpaneOnly&ItemId=454307

http://www.newson6.com/Global/category.asp?C=121535&clipId=4684143&autostart=true

The service. :( I'll post the preliminary ME's report tomorrow. It's too disgusting and awful to post today.

From Cindy Adams at Examiner.com

Aja Johnson update: Autopsy reveals little girl died a ‘violent’
death

This week, a partial autopsy report was released regarding 7-year-old Aja
Johnson, indicating the little girl died a violent death.

To see photos regarding Aja’s case, click
here, and here.

Aja's lifeless body was found last week with the body of Lester Hobbs,
her stepfather. She had been missing for over two months and authorities
surmise Hobbs abducted Aja after murdering her mother, Tonya Hobbs.
Later, he killed the child and then himself.

To
see a video report regarding discovery of the bodies, click here.


For the full report: http://www.examiner.com/x-1168-Crime-Examiner~y2010m4d7-Aja-Johnson-update-Autopsy-reveals-little-girl-died-a-violent-death

A 7-year-old girl who was found dead in Oklahoma near the body of her
suspected kidnapper likely died after having her throat cut, an
independent pathologist said Wednesday, the same day the child's funeral
attracted hundreds of mourners.
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office released autopsy reports for
Aja Johnson and her stepfather and alleged abductor, Lester Hobbs, after
an open records request by The Associated Press. Their bodies were
discovered last week, more than two months after both disappeared and
Johnson's mother was found dead in Hobbs' mobile home.
The reports list the cause and manner of death as "pending," but Dr.
William Manion, a forensic pathologist and deputy medical examiner in
New Jersey, said Aja's autopsy report indicates she was likely cut
repeatedly in her neck. He said the report for Hobbs showed no
potentially lethal injuries such as a gunshot wound. Toxicology tests
haven't been released.
The state Medical Examiner's office declined to comment on details of
the reports, but agency spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard said the advanced
decomposition would make it challenging to pinpoint when the two died.

The bodies of Aja and Hobbs were found last week in a rural part of
Norman, along with the missing car that belonged to the girl's mother,
Tonya Hobbs. She was found dead Jan. 24 inside Lester Hobbs' motor home
in Geronimo, about 100 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
Lester Hobbs' body was found inside the car while the girl's body was
nearby, authorities have said.
Ballard confirmed Wednesday that ligatures, which could have been
used to tie up the girl, were found in the car. A chief medical
examiner's investigator told The Oklahoman newspaper that a kitchen
knife was found in the vehicle, but a Norman police spokeswoman wouldn't
confirm the information.
The warrant used to search the vehicle hasn't been publicly released.
A funeral held for Aja on Wednesday attracted an overflow crowd of
almost 400 people near Oklahoma City. Her father, J.J. Johnson, said the
family was grateful that his daughter's body was found.
"My heart goes out to all these people who never find their loved
ones who are kidnapped and taken," Johnson said. "I mean, the
two months that I went through, I cannot imagine (what those) people
have gone through for months or years at a time."
Johnson also said he was satisfied with the work of the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation, which has received some criticism for its
handling of the search. He said he believed the agency did everything
it could.

http://www.kfor.com/media/acrobat/2010-04/53130677.pdf

WARNING. GRAPHIC CONTENT.

so terribly sad.

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2010/04/08/aja-danielle-johnson-in-memoriam/