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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

3/30/202640 min

On Feb. 23, 2020, 6-year-old Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III was found unresponsive at home with his stepfather. The initial explanation was simple: he had accidentally suffocated inside a toy chest. But the toy chest was not airtight. Parts of the scene were wet. And the autopsy was later amended to include “concern for possible homicidal drowning.” Still, the manner of death remains undetermined.

Jo-Jo’s stepfather is in prison for abusing him less than a year before his death, but no one has been charged in connection with how he died. So what really happened inside that house?

 

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  2. Brit Prawat· Host0:20

    [gentle music] Hi, Crime Junkies. It's Brit. One of the things I love the most about this community is how much we care about telling the right stories in the right way. That's exactly what Dark Down East is all about. Investigative journalist Kylie Lowe digs into cold cases and missing persons from New England, working closely with families and communities to advocate for the truth. If you care about justice the way we do, this podcast belongs in your queue. Listen to Dark Down East now wherever you get your podcasts.

  3. Ashley Flowers· Host0:49

    Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.

  4. Brit Prawat· Host0:54

    And I'm Brit.

  5. Ashley Flowers· Host0:54

    And the story I have for you today, I'm gonna warn you, it's gonna be hard to hear, but when people don't listen to the tough stuff, that is what lets a system that doesn't protect kids perpetuate. So I beg you to hear today's story about a first grader found unresponsive in his own home in Grand Prairie, Texas. The explanation his stepfather gives is that he got trapped inside a toy chest and just couldn't get out, couldn't breathe. But when that theory is put to the test, it doesn't add up. Yet no one has been held responsible for this young

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