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Generation Why: True Crime

The Death of Jeremiah Ryder Johnson - 644

Generation Why: True Crime

Wondery

True Crime, Case, Trial, Conspiracies, 855520, Government, Unsolved, Society & Culture, Missing Person, Controversy, Exhibit C, Serial Killer, Crime, Murder, Documentary, Conspiracy

4.618.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

January 1st, 2020. Norman, Oklahoma. In January 2020, 2-year-old Jeremiah “Ryder” Johnson was murdered by his mother’s boyfriend. Although she was not the one who harmed her child, Ryder’s mother, Rebecca Hogue, was charged with first-degree murder by permitting child abuse.

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I'm doing fine, man.

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1:22.9

I'm talking about a pretty sad case tonight.

1:29.0

Not that any of the cases we talk about are that happy, but, you know, it's one of those cases where it involves a child, and I think everyone's always pretty sensitive to that.

1:34.9

Could you imagine if you're a mom or a parent of a two-year-old and you're trying to find love

1:41.7

again after you've left your husband or the father of the child.

1:46.4

And you find a boyfriend whom you love and you trust.

1:50.1

So much trust that he begins watching your child while you're at work.

1:54.4

And then one day you notice there are some scrapes and bruises on your child.

1:58.6

And when you asked him what happened, the boyfriend replies,

2:02.0

boys get bumps and bruises and some other explanation. And he just tells you everything's fine.

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