Steve Huff Series on Johnia Berry Murder

Noted crime blogger Steve Huff has written a three part series on Johnia Berry's murder.

A Knoxville Mystery, Part 1
A Knoxville Mystery, Part 2
A Knoxville Mystery, Part 3

I found part 2 especially interesting. Huff dug through online ratings for the apartments where Johnia was killed. Several ratings for the time preceding Johnia's death noted security problems and burglaries. This one was perhaps the most disturbing, since it supports the theory that someone simply walked up the back steps of Johnia's third floor apartment:

SAFETY ALERT: Shared balconies mean that anyone can walk up to your back door and peer in. This happened MANY times. People just come up and stand on your balcony because they are open to the public. THIS SUCKS...

SAFETY ALERT: Warren (aka Crack) House next door. Big problem. Cops every night. Granted, BP can't pick who lives next door. But they could provide roaming security officers at night to prevent cars being broken into and vandalism on their own property from the hoods next door.

Part three contains original photography. Huff's friend, Karns resident Anthony Veach, contributed photos of Brendon Park (where Johnia and her roommate lived) and Warren House apartments (when Johnia's roommate was stabbed he ran out the front door and directly across Rhodora Road to Warren House). While Brendon Park is nice Warren House isn't. Until you visit Warren House or see pictures you can't appreciate how run down it is or why it's nicknamed the Crack House. Many thanks to Huff and Veach for their work, and for permission to use the photos.