Investigation reopened into death of student found in rolled-up gym mat Gustaf Kilander © Provided by The Independent
The investigation into the strange death of a Georgia High School student who was found in a rolled-up gym mat in 2013 has been reopened after mounting pressure from the student s family.
Kendrick Johnson, 17, was found in the gymnasium of Lowndes High School on 11 January 2013. Investigators said the death was an accident after an autopsy by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, arguing that Mr Johnson had suffocated while reaching for a pair of shoes.
The family had the body exhumed and two autopsies performed on their own. Both procedures concluded that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the neck, but federal investigators said the GBI autopsy was more credible.
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