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Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20240604 09:44:00

Left that there was absolutely no way to tell what killed her. we could not say why sandi johnson died and that s because she was so well hidden for so long. where sandi s remains were recovered added another piece to the investigative puzzle. it fit the m. o. of the notorious green river killer, gary ridgway, he murdered scores of women in washington, and disposed of some of them in the area of where sandi s bones were found. ridgway s victims were almost all believed to be prostitutes, and now king county cops had to make sure there wasn t something they had missed earlier about sandi. was it ever posed to her family, did she ever engage in prostitution, a hard question, but. i believe that someone, a detective, asked her mom that, and it was not well received, as you can imagine. sandi was not a prostitute, and that would be heart ripping to hear a question like that, even though it had to be asked. ....

Sandi Johnson , Washington State , Green River Killer , M O , Wasn T , Southwestern King County , Shard Question ,

Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20240604 09:13:00

That s it. from the perspective of law enforcement when you find sandi s car abandoned with the keys and her cell phone inside. at least it gave us an area to focus upon. the vehicle was located in southwestern king county. the cops noted an unusual detail, the driver s seat was pushed back. sandi who was tiny, drove with the seat in the foward position. as close to the steering wheel as possible. when you find a car and a wallet and no sandi? well, sandi clearly had been taken away from her vehicle in some manner, and at that point we were very focused on why was this vehicle located here? why was her wallet found across town? ....

Sandi Johnson , U S , Law Enforcement , Cell Phone , Southwestern King County , The Driver S Seat , Steering Wheel ,

Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20220213 09:13:00

i figured if someone had her, that s it. from the perspective of law enforcement when you find sandi s car abandoned with the keys and her cell phone inside. at least it gave us an area to focus upon. the vehicle was located in southwestern king county. the cops noted an unusual detail, the driver s seat was pushed back. sandi who was tiny, drove with the seat in the foward position. as close to the steering wheel as possible. when you find a car and a wallet and no sandi? well, sandi clearly had been taken away from her vehicle in some manner, and at that point ....

Sandi Johnson , Law Enforcement , Cell Phone , Southwestern King County , The Drivers Seat , Steering Wheel ,

Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20220213 09:44:00

Left that there was absolutely no way to tell what killed her. we could not say why sandi johnson died and that s because she was so well hidden for so long. where sandi s remains were recovered added another piece to the investigative puzzle. it fit the m. o. of the notorious green river killer, gary ridgway, he murdered scores of women in washington, and disposed of some of them in the area of where sandi s bones were found. ridgway s victims were almost all believed to be prostitutes, and now king county cops had to make sure there wasn t something they had missed earlier about sandi. was it ever posed to her family, did she ever engage in prostitution, a hard question, but. i believe that someone, a detective, asked her mom that, and it was not well received, as you can imagine. sandi was not a prostitute, and that would be heart ripping to hear a question like that, even ....

Sandi Johnson , Washington State , Green River Killer , Wasn T , Southwestern King County , Shard Question ,

Transcripts for MSNBC Dateline 20220213 09:16:00

You? a good fit? i think so, yeah. in late 1990, the couple got married. sean was born in 1991, daughter katie followed. for the next few years, the couple s life was hectic, but happy. bit in early 1996, 4 months before sandi disappeared, they hit a rough patch. greg moved out of the house. greg told police there were money pressures among other things. what went wrong with the relationship? i think she said she couldn t talk to me or communicate with me, and we d seen a marriage counselor and we were working on some stuff, and i think it was getting, you know, better. you wanted to get back together? yeah, i wasn t against that at all. but law enforcement developed a very different portrait of the marriage, and the chances for reconciliation. kristin richardson and carla carlstrom prosecuted the case for king county. they were talking about ....

Sean Johnson , Greg Johnson , Money Pressures , Talk To Me , She Couldn T , Marriage Counselor , Cold Case , Law Enforcement , Southwestern King County , King County Prosecuting Attorneys Kristin Richardson , Carla Carlstrom ,