Hush Episode 2
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Rings collected by Salem police during the investigation into Harriet Thompson's murder in 1998. Detectives developed a theory that Jesse Johnson killed Thompson to steal costume jewelry from her and sell it for drugs.
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A shoe print in mud outside Harriet Thompson's apartment matched one of the bloody prints inside the residence, during the investigation in 1998. Police and prosecutors never matched the print to anyone.
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A serrated knife and knife handle recovered from the toilet inside Harriet Thompson's apartment in 1998. Salem police recovered the blade of the broken knife in a dining area of Thompson's apartment.
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Earrings collected by Salem police during the investigation of Harriet Thompson's death in 1998. When police arrested Jesse Johnson, he had been selling or trading costume jewelry in town to buy drugs. Police believed the jewelry came from Thompson's apartment.
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Scattered items inside Harriet Thompson's bedroom in 1998. Salem police believe she was killed as part of a robbery.
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Salem police documented two sets of bloody shoe prints inside Harriet Thompson's apartment in March 1998. Prosecutors would later claim one of those prints matched a pair of boots owned by Johnson, though blood was never found on the footwear.
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An overgrown entrance to Harriet Thompson's home in 1998. Neighbors indicated that visitors to Thompson's place rarely used this entrance.
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A close up of knives recovered from the toilet in Harriet Thompson's apartment in 1998. Forensic pathologists testified at Jesse Johnson's trial that Thompson had wounds that appeared to come from two different knives.
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