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Welcome to Hunting for Answers, a 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: true crime podcast. I'm your host, Hunter and today's case 21 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: takes us into the unsolved disappearance of a California woman 22 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: who seemed to just vanish into thin air just days 23 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: before Christmas in nineteen ninety four, a woman whose final 24 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: days were shrouded in threat and mystery, and a woman 25 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: who knew she was in danger. This is the story 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 1: of mary Anne Johnson. Marianne was born on July twenty first, 27 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: nineteen thirty nine. 28 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 2: She was just. 29 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: Fifty four years old when her life took a terrifying turn. 30 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: In the days leading up to her disappearance, she received 31 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: a visit from two men, men sent to do her harm. 32 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: They had been hired for one purpose, to break her 33 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: legs for a payout of eight hundred dollars, but instead 34 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: of following through, they issued her a warning instead. But 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: who had sent them and why was Maryanne targeting? They 36 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: never said why, but Marianne was left with a gut 37 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: wrenching fear that danger might be close by. On December nineteenth, 38 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety four, Marianne left her job at Robinson's May 39 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: Department store in Los Angeles. She told coworkers she was 40 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: meeting her a strange husband, Andrew Johnson. The following day, 41 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 1: but when police questioned Andrew, his story didn't match up. 42 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: He claimed they had spoken that day but had no 43 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: plans to meet. Were they reconciling after their separation in 44 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety three or was there something else lying beneath 45 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: the surface? The Johnsons weren't just former spouses. They were 46 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: business partners. They co owned Louisiana West, a restaurant in Vanuy's, California, 47 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: which had closed down just before Marianne disappeared. Was this 48 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: a connection? A week after she was last seen, a 49 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: disturbing discovery was made. Marianne's black nineteen eighty eight Chevrolet 50 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: Corvette was found abandoned in the restaurant's parking lot. Her 51 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: keys were still inside, the doors were locked, but Marianne 52 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: was nowhere in sight. More than three decades have passed 53 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: and still no witnesses, no name, suspects, and no answers. 54 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: Yet the eerie circumstances surrounding her disappearance still remain a mystery. 55 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: At the time she vanished, Marianne Johnson stood five feet 56 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: seven inches tall, weighing one hundred and fifty pounds. She 57 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: had reddish brown hair, brown eyes, and pierced ears. What 58 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: she was last seen wearing is unknown, along with any 59 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: X ray rects. Today, mary Anne would be eighty five 60 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: years old. Anyone with information about mary Anne Johnson's case 61 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: should contact the Los Angeles Police Department Adult Missing Persons 62 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: Unit or their local authorities. Their contact information, including the 63 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: agency case number, can be found in the description box below. 64 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 1: As we wrap up this episode, don't forget to hit 65 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: the follow button to stay updated on this case and 66 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: others like it. Also, be sure to subscribe to Hunting 67 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: for Answers on YouTube and stay connected with us on 68 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: Instagram and TikTok. Thank you so much for joining us 69 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: on another episode Until next time. 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