E212: SERIAL KILLER – Matthew Steven Johnson

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Matthew Steven Johnson, a Hartford, CT serial killer who stomped women to death. He was convicted of three murders and is still the leading suspect in two others.

This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.

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Footnotes

Articles/Websites

Van Sambeck, Becca. (04/16/2022). ‘She Was Clearly Stomped On’: Serial Killer Crushing Women’s Skulls Terrorized Connecticut. Oxygen. Retrieved on 10/26/2023 from https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-serial-killer/crime-news/serial-killer-matthew-steven-johnson-crushed-victims-skulls

Hartford Courant. (02/14/2004). Johnson Found Guilty Of 3 Murders. Retrieved on 10/26/2023 from https://www.courant.com/2004/02/14/johnson-found-guilty-of-3-murders/

FindLaw. (11/11/2008). State V. Johnson. Retrieved on 10/27/2023 from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ct-supreme-court/1123589.html

Hartford Courant. (06/13/2000). Woman’s Body Identified. Retrieved on 10/29/2023 from https://www.courant.com/2000/06/13/womans-body-identified/

Hartford Courant. (05/17/2012). 2000: Police Offer Reward In Unsolved ’99 Killing. Retrieved on 10/29/2023 from https://www.courant.com/2012/05/17/2000-police-offer-reward-in-unsolved-99-killing/

Hartford Courant. (01/13/2002). Arrest Made In 2 Deaths. Retrieved on 10/29/2023 from https://www.courant.com/2002/01/13/arrest-made-in-2-deaths/

Hartford Courant. (04/02/2004). Killer Gets Three Life Terms For Brutal Murders. Retrieved on 10/29/2023 from https://www.courant.com/2004/04/02/killer-gets-three-life-terms-for-brutal-murders/

Brown, Tina. (01/31/2004). Witness: Defendant Knew Victim. Hartford Courant. Retrieved on 11/01/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/256149506/

Brown, Tina. (04/02/2004). Killer Gets Three Life Terms For Brutal Murders. Hartford Courant. Retrieved on 11/01/2023 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/256481312/

History

Frank, Jenifer. (n.d.). Hartford’s Nook Farm. Connecticut History. Retrieved on 10/30/2023 from https://connecticuthistory.org/hartfords-nook-farm/

Connecticut History. (n.d.). Hartford – Connecticut History. Retrieved on 10/30/2023 from https://connecticuthistory.org/towns-page/hartford/

History of American Women. (n.d.). Native Americans In Connecticut. Retrieved on 10/30/2023 from https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/02/native-americans-in-connecticut.html

Slavery And Abolition – Connecticut History. Retrieved on 10/30/2023 from https://connecticuthistory.org/topics-page/slavery-and-abolition

Cohen, Jeff. (10/28/2022). New report on Transatlantic Slave Trade links Connecticut’s past to present. Connecticut Public Radio. Retrieved on 10/30/2023 from https://www.nhpr.org/2022-10-28/new-report-on-transatlantic-slave-trade-links-connecticuts-past-to-present

Connecticut History. (07/01/2022). The Amistad. Retrieved on 10/30/2023 from https://connecticuthistory.org/the-amistad/

Vernal, Fiona; Kolb, James. (2022). How Hartford’s North End Became an African American Community. Connecticut Explored. Retrieved on 10/30/2023 from https://www.ctexplored.org/how-hartfords-north-end-became-an-african-american-community/

Census Reporter. (2022). Hartford, CT. Retrieved on 10/31/2023 from https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0937000-hartford-ct/

Video

S3E13 Mark of a Serial Killer: The Skull Crusher.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.6406d30a-43e7-44ff-84bf-64e2cf354d99

DNA Evidence Helps Police End Serial Killing Spree | Mark of a Serial Killer Highlight | Oxygen

https://youtu.be/LbIu_z0aB3U?si=UDCYXn0g-YOGLGeA

Matthew Steven Johnson – Birthday | May 24 | Today in SK History

https://youtube.com/shorts/bZysOjwYSHM?si=oyQ8OdnyqisyRff0

Janice Gassam Asare, PhD. Historians on TikTok. 05/13/2022.

https://www.tiktok.com/@janicejnice/video/7097286455487188266

Renai Strother. Amistad. 08/07/2023.

https://www.tiktok.com/@renaistrother/video/7264751218059250987