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A Judge's Decision: The Death of Lauren Johansen

25.07.2024
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Bricen Rivers nearly beat his girlfriend to death in their car in Nashville while on a romantic weekend getaway.

Jailed with bond set high enough so he couldn't get out, his victim, Lauren Johansen, is recovering in Mississippi when a judge lowers River's bond, and lets him out to finish what he started.

On this episode of "Body Bags," Joseph Scott Morgan will explain the horrible injuries Lauren sustained in the first beating in Nashville, while Dave Mack breaks down the backstory on the relationship that was so toxic, Lauren Johansen winds up dead in the back of her own car in the middle of a cemetery.

Transcript Highlights

.19 Introduction - Being a parent, Father .
.07 Discussion of abusive relationship 
.25 Talking about parenting a child in abusive relationship
.86 Discussion of Nashville trip, how much effort it would take
.36 Talk seeing trauma in hospital
.52 Discussion or rocks as a weapon, pistol whipping
.50 Discussion of wound to Lauren's head at hairline
.27 Talk about man abusing woman, judge lowering bond
.69 Discussion of Lauren being kidnapped from home
.20 Discussion of wounds Lauren suffered before death
.59 Talk about Lauren wasn't recovered from December 11 beating
.34 Conclusion Lauren's father helped recover her body

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