Big arguments. A marriage on the rocks. A secret stash of money.
Amory meets Lyn Page and Linda Dillard, friends of Marlyne Johnson and her husband Richard, who share more about the Johnson family.Richard struggled with alcohol abuse and gambled, and Marlyne had started saving money in case she needed to leave him.
Therese Lavallee: This is a story that was concocted by Correia to save himself from the charge of murder in the first degree.Cynthia: He’s somebody that’s manipulative, a pathological liar. // Like he almost killed me. I could have been his first victim. Lyn Page: Hi there. My name is Lyn Page and I understand that you've been in conversation with Brad and Richard Johnson recently. And they suggested that I give you a call.will lead me BACK to Richard Johnson… who you WILL get to hear from. But when I first reached out to him, he wasn’t sure he wanted to talk to me. In fact, I'd say he was pretty sure he DIDN'T want to. Or at least, didn’t want to bewant to talk to me. Friends of the family.
Lyn was a self-employed massage therapist at the time. She gave Richard massages at his house every other week. Richard’s drinking and gambling. There was clearly more to the story here, and I was hesitant to press further during this first phone call. But, as I told Lyn, I had another call to make. To someone named Lin-DA... whom Richard had also suggested I talk to.
Linda was the Johnsons’ house cleaner. She’d come every other week, and Marlyne was usually home at the time.I could imagine a fair bit after talking to Lyn, but I was hoping to hear more about Marlyne and Richard's marriage. Linda also knew about the money Marlyne had set aside.Amory Sivertson: Does that have to do with Richard's gambling and drinking problem?Amory Sivertson: I'm so sorry to hear that.
It seemed like Linda and Lyn might be holding back. I didn't blame them. I was a stranger on the phone on therr other side of the country. Until…I wasn’t … and Linda, Lyn and I were eating salad and bean dip together, knee-to-knee around a small table in the “everything room” in Lyn's apartment Linda Dilliard: And I used to tease her all the time about it. I’d say, when you die, I get that bowlA smaller, but maybe more poignant gesture, are the feathers Marlyne would give each of them, left behind by skybound visitors to her yard.
Linda Dillard: It caused her great anguish. I told her many times. You just get rid of him. No, she stood by her man. Amory Sivertson: What she said to me is, as long as they think I've done this, then they're not looking for who actually did this. The second time Richard saw Marlyne was on Christmas day, again at his friend Jim's house. They were in their early 20s at the time.Richard Johnson: She was estranged from her husband. He was a bum. You know, he was in the Navy and he was screwing around and which that seems to be common for Navy guys.Richard Johnson: I was out at the Longhorn prowling for a, you know, it was a tavern.
I had heard that Richard had gone to the casino the day Marlyne died. He may have been mid-card-game when the attack was happening, in fact. Detective Rick Buckner had surveillance footage. Richard says he went to the casino for an hour or two around lunchtime that day, and then back to his office. And then, in the late afternoon....
But… as Linda said earlier… people often do suspect the husband when a spouse is murdered. Especially if there’s a history of problems in the marriage… which Richard was also open with me about. And about, supposedly, trying to fix them. Therese Lavallee: And sir, when you were gambling on Tuesday, January 8th, isn't it true that you drank some black Russians at the New Phoenix?Therese Lavallee: So is that the truth?
Now, I don't think Richard blames Brad for Marlyne's murder. But he does hold him accountable for things he didn't tell him and Marlyne about Sophia. Like the fact that she had been married once already. To be fair, Brad had too. So had Marlyne! But it was the deception that Richard told me he's still angry about today.After Marlyne's murder, Richard had an interesting conversation with a legal partner of his.
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