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Johnia Berry > "Former girlfriend talks about man linked to Johnia Berry murder"

WATE - Former girlfriend talks about man linked to Johnia Berry murder:

She describes Cox as abusive with an appetite for both drugs and crime. His criminal history, filled with theft and assault, seems to support her characterization.

"He would choke me, push me, slap me," she said. The woman told 6 News she tried to contact the sheriff's office about Cox, but deputies didn't seem interested in her story.

"They never took my name, even," she said. "They never asked me my name, my telephone number, anything. They just said, 'We've looked at him and his DNA doesn't match. If you think of anything else call us back.'"

There's a suggestion that the police didn't follow up on the lead, but the big news there is that Cox's DNA didn't match the crime scene DNA. It's still possible he was involved somehow, but assuming this person (whose name is not given) is telling the truth the DNA wasn't Cox's. For him to be directly involved there would have to have been two attackers that night. So far as I've even seen in the media there's only evidence of one.attacker. If those facts are correct then I don't believe Cox was in the apartment that night.