On the morning of May 13, 2023, 20-year-old Heidi Johnson was found dead in a home on Woodlawn Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee, one of two victims in a double homicide. Her friend, 22-year-old Madison Lynn Johnson, was also killed. Knoxville Police responded to a domestic disturbance call and discovered the two women.

Investigators named 26-year-old Jair Romario Martin as the suspect. He was believed to have been in a relationship with Madison Johnson and was seen leaving the scene; authorities reported he was a fugitive for five days before a tip led to his arrest at an apartment in the Lonsdale community. Warrants were issued charging him with two counts of first-degree murder.

Heidi’s family remembered her as loving, bubbly, and super funny; her sister Cassidy said Heidi cared deeply about people and had a bright light. Cassidy also described a complicated history involving Martin, whom she had known as Max, and said she had feared him during past relationships. If anyone has information about Heidi, Madison, or the events surrounding May 13, please come forward to the Knoxville Police.