Days of searching for Alex Johnson turned to weeks, with no luck.  There was no sign of him despite all the news stories, social media posts, billboards and specialized K-9's brought in to try and track his scent.  
Then the Johnson family got a phone call.  
The detective on the other end told them Alex was no longer with us. And they had a good idea what had happened.

Days of searching for Alex Johnson turned to weeks, with no luck. There was no sign of him despite all the news stories, social media posts, billboards and specialized K-9's brought in to try and track his scent. Then the Johnson family got a phone call. The detective on the other end told them Alex was no longer with us. And they had a good idea what had happened.

Days of searching for Alex Johnson turned to weeks, with no luck. &nbsp;There was no sign of him despite all the news stories, social media posts, billboards and specialized K-9's brought in to try and track his scent. &nbsp;
Then the Johnson family got a phone call. &nbsp;
The detective on the other end told them Alex was no longer with us. And they had a good idea what had happened.

Ep. 3: Alex isn't with us anymore

Alex Johnson had it all. He was brilliant, an avid outdoorsman, a talented chef, artist and botanist with friends all over the world. In 2013, days shy of his 33rd birthday, Johnson vanished after wrapping up a phone call with his girlfriend.

For more than a month, the Johnson family did everything to try and find him. They held vigils, organized searches, brought in specialized K-9's and put up billboards.

But Alex was dead. Beaten in the back of a Mercedes Benz, his body put in a barrel and rolled into a frigid Kentucky river. And one of his best friends named the prime suspect.

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Alex Johnson had it all. He was brilliant, an avid outdoorsman, a talented chef, artist and botanist with friends all over the world. In 2013, days shy of his 33rd birthday, Johnson vanished after wrapping up a phone call with his girlfriend. For more than a month, the Johnson family did everything to try and find him. They held vigils, organized searches, brought in specialized K-9's and put up billboards. But Alex was dead. Beaten in the back of a Mercedes Benz, his body put in a barrel and rolled into a frigid Kentucky river. And one of his best friends named the prime suspect.

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