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Taking Alex

Alex Johnson had it all. He was brilliant, an avid outdoorsman, a talented chef, artist and botanist with friends all over the world. In 2013, days shy of his 33rd birthday, Johnson vanished after wra... Read more

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Ep. 8: Life without Alex

Ep. 8: Life without Alex

Dashed dreams, broken hearts, life-altering medical diagnoses and the end of the Johnson family name all followed Alex's... Read more

21 Mar 2021

40mins

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Ep. 7: The ALMOST pardon

Ep. 7: The ALMOST pardon

When Mark Taylor was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Alex Johnson in the summer of 2016, the Johnson family t... Read more

10 Jan 2021

39mins

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Ep. 6: Fran

Ep. 6: Fran

Mark Taylor has got it pretty good in prison. He told me he has everything he needs. He eats well, works out often and k... Read more

3 Jan 2021

24mins

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Ep. 5: The trial

Ep. 5: The trial

This was it. Two and a half years after Alex Johnson's body was pulled from the bottom of the Kentucky River, Mark Taylo... Read more

27 Dec 2020

41mins

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Ep. 4: Mark runs for the border

Ep. 4: Mark runs for the border

About a month into their investigation, Lexington Police knew where Alex was and had identified the two men suspected in... Read more

27 Dec 2020

25mins

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Ep. 3: Alex isn't with us anymore

Ep. 3: Alex isn't with us anymore

Days of searching for Alex Johnson turned to weeks, with no luck.  There was no sign of him despite all the news stories... Read more

20 Dec 2020

22mins

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Ep. 1: Something was wrong

Ep. 1: Something was wrong

Who is Alex Johnson?  In episode one, you'll meet Alex's family as they describe his upbringing and his tremendous talen... Read more

20 Dec 2020

23mins

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Ep. 2: He's really missing, dad

Ep. 2: He's really missing, dad

Alex loved the holidays. He'd never miss Christmas with his family.  So where was he?  His younger sister Cayce begins r... Read more

20 Dec 2020

24mins

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Taking Alex trailer

Taking Alex trailer

In 2013, a missing persons case gripped Kentucky for weeks. Alex Johnson vanished right after hanging up from a phone ca... Read more

2 Dec 2020

1min

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