CONSPIRACY: Women in the US Military
In 2010, statistics came out that 120 female U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq had died. Half of those deaths were reported to be non-combat related. 30 those non-combat related deaths were ruled suicides, but there is evidence to suggest many of them may have actually been murders. In this episode, we dive into the case of LaVena Johnson and other women of the U.S. military who died very suspicious deaths during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Episode Source Material
- Is there an Army Cover up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?
- LaVena’s father had to seek Congressional intervention just to receive the details of the death investigation
- Documents and photos suggest foul play in death of Private Johnson
- The truth about LaVena Johnson
- 10 years later, a soldier’s family still grieves and questions the Army’s version of her death
- The Silent Truth
- A culture of coverup: rape in the ranks of the US military
- The Silent Truth Documentary-aka-The LaVena Johnson Murder Cover Up
- Army “suicide” cover-up? Black female soldier was raped and murdered on Iraq Military base.
- Sexual Assault Reports in the Military Rose for the 7th year in a Row
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