The following interview was conducted by ShadowMan Entertainment with Jeremy and Sandy Johnson, parents of Alfred (Yo-Yo) Johnson, victim #7.

 

SM: Jeremy, Sandy…thanks you both for talking with ShadowMan Entertainment about the death of your son, Yo-Yo.

JJ: We don't mind speaking with you, but when you're speaking of our son, we would prefer to use Alfred.

SJ: You see, we never called him "Yo-Yo" at home.

SM: Do you mind if I ask how he picked up that nickname?

SJ: Oh, no. Several years ago he couldn't make a decision if he wanted to raise animals, you know – be a vet, or if he wanted to go into film. He was always so close to his younger sisters, and they used to tease him that he couldn't make up his mind. You know, he used to go back and forth. So the girls started calling him Yo-Yo.

JJ: It was cute at first, but when he started hanging around with that Farson woman, the nickname sort of took on a more ominous tone. We didn't use it around the house anymore.

SM: Ominous? In what way?

JJ: Well, Alfred had decided this past year to go into film. He thought he could possibly make a difference with animal cruelty if he learned, professionally, how to make documentaries. Well, he got caught up with Farson – Bob Farson. And then he met Ally. Then the phone calls started and didn't quit.

SJ: Ally was nice enough in the beginnning. In fact, we were quite sure that she was sweet on Alfred. But Alfred wouldn't have anything of it, and the phone calls started getting more frequent and…well, just nasty. She would leave messages where she would just repeat his name over and over and over.

JJ: So it sort of leaves a bad taste in our mouths, if you know what I mean.

SM: Was Alfred living with you at the time of his death?

SJ: Oh, he was thinking about leaving. He didn't stay around the house too much. He was real upset that woman kept calling him at home, and he was looking for a place. I didn't know that he had found one. Alfred kept most of his things in his bedroom at home.

JJ: I thought the boy was still living at home. It was a surprise to us both that he had found his own place. He was gone a lot, and it didn't bother us that he kept his things at home. The girls loved having him at home. And, we were handling the phone calls. Getting an unpublished number, that sort of thing.

SM: Were you both aware that he was dating Carol Hilliard?

SJ: We knew.

JJ: We were quite fond of Carol. Didn't know her well, but I know her father, Allen. We've played golf a few times.

SJ: You know, kids these days have all sorts of temptations placed before them. I don't know of a child yet who hasn't had some pain and made faulty decisions. But Carol was a sweet girl. So pretty.

SM: How did Alfred handle the murder of Carol?

SJ: Alfred was devastated. He was very angry. He felt very strongly that the Farson woman had something to do with it.

JJ: We aren't without our suspicions, either. The phone calls to the house increased after Carol's death. That's when we changed our number.

SJ: And we saw less and less of Alfred.

SM: Were you afraid for Alfred?

SJ: What parent wouldn't be frightened to death? Alfred was so, well, naïve about a lot of things.

JJ: The boy had a big heart. Everyone was innocent even when proven guilty, you know what I mean? But he really did not like the Farson family. He told me before Carol died that he felt something awful was going to happen.

SM: Do you think that any of the calls may have been threats?

JJ: Oh, I sure that some were. Unfortunately, we didn't save any of the messages, and we had no way of knowing what she and Alfred talked about.

SJ: Well it seems obvious to me that Farson woman killed Carol out of jealousy!

JJ: Sandy, please.

SJ: If it isn't obvious to you, then you're blind! That's why we wanted to talk with you, since it's pretty clear now, with the tapes and all, that Ally Farson did these killings. All of them.

JJ: Now, Sandy, we can't be sure of that.

SJ: And you wonder where Alfred gets his "innocent even when guilty" attitude. Humph.

SM: How are your daughters handling all this?

JJ: The girls are, of course, devastated. We're all devastated. But we can't go around stating that the murders were done by this Ally Farson. Not all of them. Hell, not any of them.

SJ: You see, we haven't seen the films yet. We don't know.

JJ: That's right, Sandy. We don't know.

SM: So if you wanted to talk with us about Alfred, and you now state that you're not sure that Farson committed the murders, then why did you ask for an interview?

SJ: Well, I'm sure that she had something to do with Carol. I know deep in my heart that she did. But our main reason was to show the other parents that we will do everything, even talking with you, to find who killed our child.

JJ: Well, Sandy. I guess that was blunt enough. See, I've watched what Carol's death did to her parents. Watching, not knowing that our own boy would be gone, too. I know Carol's folks are pretty upset about all the publicity. But whoever killed our kids has got to be stopped. We need to find whoever is doing this madness.

SJ: You asked about our girls. They're doing alright, really. They just want us to do whatever we can. And we hope that you will help us, and that anyone who comes to your website will help us.

SM: Do you think you might find more witnesses for Alfred?

SJ: Alfred was always a loner. Very sweet, very secluded. I think that people broke his heart more often than not, and he just avoided them.

JJ: We have made calls, and we hope that a few folks will at least stand for his character. He was a good boy. Real good.

 


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