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Homicide Division

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Los Angeles Police Department

Homicide Division

Suspect File

Johnny Turner58-1025-JT
Name
Johnny Turner
File
58-1025-JT
Classification
Suspect File
Department
L.A.P.D. Homicide Division

Section: Summary

Why Johnny Turner Is a Suspect

Investigators identified Johnny Turner as one of the principal suspects in the death of Sophia Vance almost immediately.

Investigators based that determination on several documented facts available during the initial investigation:

None of these facts establishes guilt.

Taken together, they explain why investigators continue to examine Johnny Turner's actions before and after Sophia Vance's death.

Detective's Note

Review all accounts independently. Do not assume the public record and the private facts are the same.

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