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Woman Claimed Self-defense after Stabbing Boyfriend to Death
She posted on her social media, “I’m planning your funeral!!”
The last night of Kuston Johnson’s life ended with him taking his final breaths in front of his friends on the bathroom floor. After a trial full of inconsistencies, his girlfriend of three years was convicted of his murder. But she claims she stabbed him in self-defense. With a lack of accurate information online about what really occurred, it is difficult to say what truly happened during the remaining moments of Johnson’s life.
Kuston Johnson was only 36 years old when he died on the 10th of September, 2015, in his home in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was punctured in the lung after a stab to the chest, with his girlfriend, Kaylee Whitehall, on the other end of the murder weapon. A disagreement had ensued between the couple during a get-together with friends, Brittany Jones and Dennis Melbourne. The argument became physical and ended in a crime that would stir up more questions than answers.
Barry Colley, a close friend of Johnson’s, recalls Kuston’s vibrant personality and said the whole scenario on the night of his death was out of character for him. Johnson had many passions in life including cooking, fishing, playing basketball, and mixing music. He maintained a great relationship…
