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Johnia Berry > Johnia Berry Updates: DNA Results, Movie, Attacker Description

Sheriff Hutchison has been sending a form letter to some people concerning the murder investigation. The family responds here.

There's a new printable reward flyer.

In a comment on this thread Johnia's brother Kelly has information about the killer's DNA and the name of the movie Johnia saw shortly before her murder:

According to the DNA evidence found at the scene, the 3rd party's blood is that of a male caucasian. This doesn't necessarily mean that a male caucasian killed Johnia, but that person's blood was found at the crime scene. Personally, I believe that this was the person.

Was there more than one person there that morning? I wish I knew.

I will keep everyone posted with more information in the future, but I think that this seems to paint a clearer picture of the responsible party. If this, along with the information Jason has given, leads to any potential leads, please let us know. It might seem that this was apparent in the beginning, but it's good to have scientific evidence to back it up.

Also, for those interested, the movie Johnia went to see was CLOSER.

Johnia's roommate, Jason Aymami, described the killer as a white male, which the DNA evidence confirms. In that same thread Jason gives more information about the person he saw.

Well the most I can remember about the attacker were his big, glossy eyes. He had a stockier build around 185 pounds, and slightly shorter than I 5-8 to 5-9. His hair was very short, maybe one half inch at most and was lighter colored. Light brown or a darker blonde. He was wearing a Tshirt that was a tan color that resembled a gray sweatshirt pattern. I don't know how else to describe the pattern, but if you seen a regular old russel athletic gray sweatshirt then you'll know the pattern I am talking about. I don't remember any distinct smell or marks on the assailant. I couldn't tell much of his voice because he only talked to me in a louder whisper. His face wasn't pudgy or very slim...it fit his body well. Not to big or too small. And for hypnosis I have said that I have researched it and have decided that I am not going to do it. For those who believe this is a bad decision then let it be. It is not out of disrespect to anyone or revealing information that I don't want to get out it's just a decision I have made. You can post all you want about it but this is the last time I will address the issue. I don't want to repeat myself a million times.

I don't blame him about the hypnosis. I'd be skeptical of any information obtained under hypnosis, and I doubt any recollections collected through hypnosis would be admissable as grounds for a warrant or grand jury indictment.

Finally, frequent commentor Wolfpack Ledger notes the resemblance between Brent Davis (who was convicted of statutory rape) and the police composite created from Jason's A's description.

This isn't the first time an arrestee has come along who looks like the composite - like I've said before, the sketch is of a pretty generic, short-haired, young white guy - but it's part of the sifting process. Wolfpack also links to Ernest James Glenn, but he's less of a match, visually. I do think the killer is very young (Glenn is 19 and Davis is 20).

Previous suspects who sort of, kind of resembled the police composite include Zachary Michael Howell and Douglas Everett Loveday (whose story sent chills up my spine, but DNA cleared him of involvement in Johnia's murder). One thing I discovered from reading the sheriff's Web site is how many weird crimes happen in a city as small as Knoxville. Like Lily Tomlin says, no matter how cynical you are, it's hard to keep up.