Without a Trace

E70 - Tom Johnson

Published: October 29, 2025

Duration: 12:50

In 1992, a young couple traveled from Tennessee to Georgia to sell computer equipment in what they believed was a legitimate business deal. Instead, they walked into a trap. The buyer, using a false name, lured them to a motel room where he robbed them, then brutally attacked both with a hammer. The woman died from her injuries, while the man survived but was left with lasting trauma. Despite a composite sketch and witness accounts, the killer was never identified. Years later, a suspect emerged who had committed a similar double murder in a motel, but police never believed he...