The Murderer Who Lived With My Mother and Me

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  • Crystal Hawkins, 28, was found shot to death in her home in Vinton, Iowa.
  • Her ex-boyfriend, Scott Johnson, was also found dead in the house.
  • Hawkins' family watched as two men carried her body to an ambulance.
  • A few days later, Johnson was cremated and his ashes were laid to rest in the front yard of Hawkins’s home.
  • Thirteen years later, I came across an old photo of Scott and me.
  • It was a crooked shot taken with a disposable camera.
This article was featured in New Yorks One Great Story newsletter. Sign up here.Police arrived around 9 p.m. on May 13, 1993.The small house was white, with navy trim and a boardedup garage. Num [+20001 chars]

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