Mitchell Johnson, 34, a Black man, was found dead in Metairie in Jefferson Parish in the final days of summer 1999. Reports place his death and discovery around late August into September 1, 1999, when his nude body was located outdoors after he had been taken from the New Orleans–area streets. Investigators later linked his killing to a string of similar cases in which young men were found strangled and dumped across multiple parishes.

According to accounts tied to the broader investigation, Ronald Joseph Dominique later described luring Johnson in late August 1999, restraining, sexually assaulting, and strangling him before leaving the body in the Metairie area. Dominique’s arrest on December 1, 2006, and his subsequent confessions and cooperation helped investigators connect Johnson’s death to other cold cases. In 2008 Dominique pleaded guilty to murder charges and received eight consecutive life sentences without parole.

Does anyone have information about Johnson’s last known movements or who might have seen him in New Orleans or Metairie in late August 1999?