Johnson s body was found in a rolled up gym mat at lowndes county high school in valdosta about 120 miles northwest of jacksonville.
Black kid rolled in gym mat.
The first autopsy showed johnson died of accidental positional asphyxia.
There would have been screaming and fighting.
Lowndes county sheriff s investigators concluded that he died in a freak accident falling headfirst into an upright mat and.
Johnson s family had a private pathologist conduct a second autopsy.
In an interview with mailonline the family of kendrick johnson 17 found dead in a rolled up gym mat at his high school reveal he had a serious confrontation with a football teammate.
State of georgia where he was a student.
On january 11 2013 the body of kendrick johnson october 10 1995 january 10 2013 was discovered inside a vertical rolled up mat in the gymnasium of lowndes high school in valdosta in the u s.
Parents of teen in gym mat death forced to pay 300k.
Kendrick s dead body was found lodged inside the gym mat in lowndes high school in january 2013.
On january 11 2013 the body of kendrick johnson 17 was upside down when it was discovered inside a rolled up wrestling.
Kendrick johnson was found dead in a rolled up gym mat in january.
11 in south georgia.
A private autopsy challenged that finding.
It would have taken at least 4 strong kids maybe 5 to hold this kid down and roll the mat.
The lowndes county sheriff s office closed its investigation into kendrick johnson s death on may 2 2013 nearly four months after the 17 year old was found dead in the school gym in valdosta.
A preliminary investigation and autopsy concluded that the death was accidental.