She had her son kill her husband. She won’t be getting out of prison soon
Carol Johnson, who was convicted of the second-degree murder of her husband in 2012, was denied parole on Oct. 7, Stanislaus District Attorney Birgit Fladager announced.
On Aug. 30, 2008, Johnson was in an altercation with her husband, Karl Johnson. She then called her son, Dasheme Hosley, and told him to come over to her house on Lincoln Oak Drive and “take care of this ‘expletive,’” according to a press release.
Around 4:30 a.m., Hosley, who was armed with a .38 caliber gun, rang the doorbell. Carol Johnson, who knew her son was there to commit violence, sent her husband to answer the door.
When the door opened, Hosley fired multiple times at Karl Johnson, killing him.
After a months-long investigation, several people, including Carol Johnson, were arrested.
The children and ex-wife of Karl Johnson spoke at the hearing and requested that parole be denied. After deliberation, Carol Johnson’s petition was denied for three years.
It was her first parole hearing.
This story was originally published October 22, 2020 at 8:09 AM.
