On March 16, 2019, 29-year-old Geri Danielle Bays Johnson of Williamsburg, Kentucky, was fatally shot while 33 weeks pregnant. Her boyfriend, Daniel Scott Nantz, drove her to a hospital in Corbin and told staff she had shot herself because she feared an indictment. Johnson was pronounced dead on arrival. Doctors delivered her baby girl, Amelia Jo, but the infant suffered brain injury from lack of oxygen and died three days later; the Fayette County Coroner ruled the infant’s death a homicide.

Investigators found that Johnson had been cooperating with federal law enforcement about Nantz’s alleged involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking operation. In the days before the shooting, Nantz reportedly told others he suspected Johnson was talking to authorities and said he would kill her if that were true. After the shooting, Nantz drove with Johnson’s body to an acquaintance’s house, asked for help disposing of it, and instructed the person to dismantle a home security system. Medical findings noted the gunshot entered the back of Johnson’s right shoulder at an upward angle, which investigators said would be nearly impossible for her to inflict on herself.

If anyone knew Geri, her movements in the days before March 16, 2019, or has information about this case, please come forward.