Janice David died a mysterious death, as she was first stabbed and then her car was set on fire by Earl Lee Johnson, as the video was live on Facebook.
Janice David and Earl Lee Johnson were on a days-long “drug binge” before he killed the woman.
After the death of Janice, Earl Lee Johnson was arrested after a Baton Rouge woman Janice David was stabbed to death while bound to a car’s steering wheel with jumper cables and broadcast live on social media.
Janice was found dead in the parking lot of an office building shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Her body was discovered tied to the car’s steering wheel, and it appeared that someone had attempted to set fire to it.
The Baton Rouge Police Department said the 34-year-old woman's body was found inside a vehicle Monday. Detectives said Janice David had been choked, beaten, and stabbed. https://t.co/HltkI8vyIi
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This tragic occurrence was happened in a Monday in a car along South Sherwood Forest Boulevard near its intersection with Newcastle Avenue, afterwards, Earl Lee Johnson Jr was arrested on one count of first-degree murder.
Janice David, 34, of Baton Rouge, has been identified as the victim. The nature of the couple’s relationship was unknown at the time.
Based on their interview with Johnson, other evidence was uncovered by detectives.
Police spokesman Lt. L’Jean McKneely said Tuesday that detectives believe the two used drugs heavily in the days leading up to Monday’s attack.
NEW MUGSHOT: BRPD says Earl Lee Johnson Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Janice David whose body was found inside a vehicle.
Police say the woman’s brutal death was broadcast on Facebook Live in a gruesome nearly 15 min feed
Janice David was 34 years old at the time of death, and from Louisiana, who was stabbed to death, was live-streamed on Facebook for around 15 minutes.
The woman’s brutal death was broadcast on Facebook Live in a gruesome, nearly 15-minute feed, according to police, as her hands were bound to the steering wheel in the video, and she was discovered naked.
According to detectives, Johnson allegedly choked David, beat her, and stabbed her. They went on a three- or four-day drug binge together.
Johnson allegedly tried to set fire to the car. According to investigators, the suspect was injured in a police chase and taken to the hospital.
According to investigators, the body was discovered in the parking lot of Sherwood Towers, an office building on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard near Newcastle Avenue.
The Baton Rouge Police Department said the 34-year-old woman’s body was found inside a vehicle Monday. Detectives said Janice David had been choked, beaten, and stabbed.
35 years old Johnson had already been apprehended on a stolen car complaint, which was reported before 5 p.m. Monday, a resident reported a car stolen, and officers later discovered Johnson driving it and arrested him after a short chase.
