Kristie Johnson, 53, was found shot in her bed at the couple’s home on East Fulton Street in Canton, Mississippi. Her husband, 53-year-old Myles Flint Johnson, called 911 on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, reporting that his wife had been shot; officers discovered Kristie deceased at the scene. Investigators determined she had been shot in the back and had actually died the previous Sunday, a fact that contradicted the initial claim that she took her own life and that the death was more than a delayed report.

Court testimony revealed a history of domestic violence in the relationship. During trial, the husband offered an account that the shooting was accidental during an argument, but a Madison County jury convicted him of second-degree murder after a three-day trial. He received the maximum sentence of 40 years with no parole. Anyone who knew Kristie, the couple, or saw signs of escalating abuse in Canton is asked to come forward with information.