She Was Found Brutally Murdered In Her Ransacked Apartment, And Authorities Suspect Her Killer Was Searching For Something Specific In Her Home
This past October marked 29 years since Megan Johns, a young woman from Texas, was found tragically murdered in her apartment, and her killer still has not been caught.
It was 1994, and Megan was 29-years-old, living at the Apple Apartments complex on Walnut Hill Lane in North Irving. She was also working to better her life and help others do the same.
She had previously battled addiction but managed to get sober and remain clean for five years. Throughout her sobriety, she began working to help people in her community overcome their own similar struggles.
Megan was also known to be a very reliable coworker. So, when she failed to show up to work on October 5, 1994, her employer had a feeling that something was wrong.
Megan’s boss wound up calling Apple Apartments and prompting a maintenance worker to go and check on her. However, once the worker opened her apartment door, they were met with a shocking sight.
There, Megan’s body was lying face down and lifeless in the living room. She had been stabbed numerous times and suffered blunt-force trauma.
Authorities were then called onto the scene, but upon inspecting Megan’s apartment, they found no signs of forced entry. Nonetheless, the space was still “ransacked.”
There were obvious signs of struggle within the apartment, and both Megan’s purse– as well as everything that was inside– had been strewn across the living room floor.
This led investigators to believe that Megan’s killer was searching for something specific and may have even known her.
Facebook – pictured above is Megan
Given Megan closely worked with individuals overcoming addiction, detectives with the Irving Police Department theorized that someone with drug and/or alcohol addiction may have tried to take advantage of Megan.
Additionally, within the apartment, investigators discovered blood along the railing leading to Megan’s bedroom, as well as a partial palm print. However, the search for her murderer continues decades later.
A Facebook page entitled Justice For Megan Beth Johns has since been created to help raise awareness of Megan’s case.
Additionally, the Irving Police Department recently released a 3-minute-long video detailing the investigation in hopes that someone would come forward with information.
“She was just the sweetest, kindest person,” said Megan’s friend, Kelly, in the video.
“Megan had different circles of friends. There were times when she nannied for people, and there were times when she counseled. She had her childhood, her school friends, people that she met at work, she had the people who were involved in NA,” Kelly continued.
“To even think that somebody who knew her could have done something like this to her is just mind-blowing to me.
Detective Curtis of the Irving Police Department also detailed how evidence taken from Megan’s apartment has remained in storage for future DNA testing, given advancements in forensic technology.
“Sometimes when you use those samples, depending on the size of the sample, you use it all up. And if we used it all up, testing it with a method that wasn’t going to yield the results we were looking for, then we didn’t want to do it at that time,” Det. Curtis explained.
“We believe that now, we may be able to take some of this biological evidence and take it to a lab with the most advanced technology we can find, and hopefully they might be able to find some DNA.”
Still, the Irving Police Department made it clear that results could take a while and are not guaranteed. So, investigators are still urging anyone with information to come forward.
“Any information somebody has, we want to hear. We’re not necessarily looking for somebody who lived in the area who saw something. We’re looking for the person that this suspect may have said something to, and, at the time, they didn’t think anything of it,” Detective Curtis said.
“We want to find the person who did this to Megan Johns, and we want to bring them to justice for her and her family.”
If you have any information related to Megan’s case, you are urged to contact the Irving Police Department at (972) 273-1010.
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