#348 Jason Flom with Zavion Johnson

Wrongful Conviction

Lava for Good Podcasts

True Crime

4.6 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In November of 2001, in Sacramento, CA, four month old Nadia was declared brain dead after being rushed to the hospital the day prior. Nadia’s father, Zavion Johnson, eventually told authorities that he had dropped Nadia by accident when giving her a bath on November 24th and that she was unusually sleepy and ultimately stopped breathing following the accident. But authorities believed that Nadia died from Shaken Baby Syndrome and the prosecution presented three witnesses to attest to this in court. Despite the testimony of 13 character witnesses and a medical expert in his defense, Zavion was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life. Jason talks to Zavion Johnson and Paige Kaneb, Zavion's attorney.

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1:35.0	In November of 2001, Zavion Johnson was bathing his four-month-old daughter Nadia in preparation for the visit with family.
1:42.0	When according to Zavion, she slipped out of his hands and hit her head on the top.
1:46.0	At first, she appeared to be fine, and so Zavion, his girlfriend Raquel and Nadia made their way to Cray Graham other's house.
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