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On Christmas Eve of 2013, Johnita Clemons was shot and killed inside her home, leaving behind two young children. Early news coverage hinted that investigators were making progress, but details were scarce. Then the updates stopped.

Years have passed, and Johnita’s murder remains unsolved. Yet in recent years, police have revealed that they believe one person holds the information needed to finally bring answers… but that individual refuses to talk.

What happened to Johnita Clemons? And who is the one person standing between her family and the justice they’ve waited for all these years?

Submit an anonymous tip here: https://www.crimestoppersofcentraliowa.com/sitemenu.aspx?ID=772&

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https://gofund.me/55b140ae2 

SOURCES: 

• Clayton, Abene, ‘We need help and we’re not getting it’: what a surge in murders means for Black women in Iowa, August 15, 2023, The Guardian
• James, Kayla, Christmas Eve cold case: Family waits for answers in woman’s 2013 murder, December 24, 2021, KCCI
• Morris, William, Des Moines man who sexually abused, trafficked mothers and daughters gets 40 years, The Des Moines Register
• Des Moines woman seeking answers 8 years after her mother’s death, December 28, 2021, WHO 13
• Family mourns on 1 year anniversary of Johnita Clemons murder, January 1, 2015, WHO 13
• Press Release, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Iowa, Des Moines Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation, Sex Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Marijuana Offenses, October 25, 2023
• Jackson, Sharyn & Finney, Daniel, Police ID woman killed Christmas Eve, December 26, 2013, The Des Moines Register
• Correction, December 27, 2013, The Des Moines Register
• Christmas Eve homicide is D.M.’s 14th of 2013, December 29, 2013, The Des Moines Register

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