Denver investigators run out of leads in 2004 murder case

>> AMY WADAS: WELCOME TO DENVER. 7 NEWS ON LOCAL 3. I MEAN, WATER AND I'M JUST A COUPLE WARNER. THIS MONTH MARKS 19 YEARS SINCE A DENVER WOMAN WAS FOUND MURDERED IN HER APARTMENT. AND TO THIS DAY, INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY HAVE NO LEADS IN THIS CASE. I SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY OF ANGELA MECHANIC, JOHNSON AND THE DETECTIVE WORKING THIS CASE. THEY TELL ME THEY HOPE GETTING THIS BACK OUT. THERE WILL HELP. >> SHE A GRACIOUS HEART, SUCH A SWEET SMILE. THANKS TO SOME PICTURES. LAUGH. >> AMY WADAS: THESE ARE QUALITIES SHANNON SIDE SAYS NEVER FORGET ABOUT HER SISTER. 26 YEAR-OLD ANGELA MECHANIC. JOHNSON SIDE SAYS HER SISTER WAS LIVING HER LIFE WORKING TOWARDS HER GOALS. SHE WAS MAKING CHANGES IN OUR MIND TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. >> SO MARKETING SHOES ARE GREAT HIGHS OR BUS. >> AMY WADAS: SIDE SAYS SHE ALSO HAD A KARAOKE BUSINESS AND WAS A SERIOUS POLL PLAYER SPENDING TIME IN A POLL LEAGUE. ALL OF THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY BEFORE SHE HAD A CHANCE TO ACHIEVE ALL HER DREAMS. ANGELA JOHNSON'S BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE HER APARTMENT BY A FRIEND NEAR WEST HAMPDEN AND KENDALL STREET IN DENVER. INVESTIGATORS RULED HER DEATH AS A HOMICIDE AND THERE STILL ARE NO ARREST IN THIS CASE. THIS IS ONE OF THE CASES THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT RECENTLY THAT. >> WE'RE TRYING TO BRING TO THE FOREFRONT. DETECTIVE SERGEANT JOSEPH VASQUEZ IS WITH DENVER. POLICE'S COLD CASE UNIT JOHNSON LIVED ALONE AND VASQUEZ SAYS SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP TO WORK THAT DAY. THAT'S WHY A FRIEND WENT TO CHECK ON HER. INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE WASN'T KNOWN TO POLICE AND SHE NEVER EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR SAFETY. HE SAYS NO LEADS OVER THE YEARS HAS MADE THIS CASE TOUGH TO SOLVE. >> NOW WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING UP TO THIS POINT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING SORT OF REFOCUS AND REEXAMINED SOME OF THE EVIDENCE AND SOME OF THE STATEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE ANSWERS. >> JUSTICE SIDE SAYS FINDING OUT WHO MURDERED HER SISTER WON'T TAKE AWAY THE PAIN OF LIVING WITHOUT HER FOR 19 YEARS. BUT IT WILL AT LEAST GIVE HER FAMILY SOME PEACE. SO SHE'S HOLDING OUT HOPE. THEY'LL GET THE ANSWERS THEY NEED SOON. THE PLAN. >> AND, YOU AGAIN, THERE'S NO COMFORT IN THE PATIENTS AND WAITED, BUT I DO >> THAT THE ANSWERS ARE THERE. >> AMY WADAS: METRO DENVER CRIME STOPPERS IS OFFERING A $2000 REWARD. IN THIS CASE, CALLERS CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE

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Keywords: Angela McKennett Johnson, Angela McKennett Johnson cold case, Angela McKennett Johnson murder, denver cold case, denver murder cold case

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Length: 2min 26sec (146 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 18 2023