The Murders of Rhonda and Co'ran Johnson

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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1996 - Stamford, Connecticut. Becoming a teenage mother didn’t stop 18-year-old Rhonda Johnson from pursuing her dreams. In fact, it only gave her more motivation. While working part time at the hospital, Rhonda was also busy taking classes at the community college. Her drive was fueled by the commitment to a promising future—not just for herself—but also for her 8-month-old son, Co’ran. That dream was stolen on the evening of September 12th, 1996 when both mother and baby were found dead in Rhonda’s mother’s car. They’d both been shot. This incredibly senseless act of violence stirred up heartbreak and fury in the Stamford community. What kind of person shoots a young woman and her baby in cold blood? Rhonda’s mother, Blanche, couldn’t fathom why anyone would want to hurt her daughter let alone an innocent baby. She has fond and bittersweet memories of her daughter and grandson, and she is sharing them on Murder, She Told. This is the story of Rhonda and Co’ran Johnson. See sources and photos here: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/rhonda-johnson If you have any information on the murders of Rhonda and Co’ran Johnson, please call the Stamford Police Department Crime Stoppers Hotline at 203-977-TIPS or email the CT Cold Case Unit at [email protected]. Support Murder, She Told: https://www.murdershetold.com/support Learn more: murdershetold.com ----- Instagram: @murdershetoldpodcast Facebook: /mstpodcast TikTok: @murdershetold ----- Sponsors: Better Help: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shetold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Kristen Sevy. This is Murder She Told.
0:19.6	The third edition of the Connecticut Cold Case Cards, released in 2014, details the cases of three missing individuals and 52 unsolved.
0:30.0	Rhonda Johnson is the ace of hearts in this edition.
0:33.6	Her son, six-month-old Quran, is not shown on the cards,
0:37.6	but represents the 53rd murder in the deck.
0:41.3	In her picture, she beams, her dark skin glowing, a teenager with warm eyes and
0:47.1	dimples digging into her cheeks. Her straight black hair is styled into an
0:51.3	updo with long curled tendrils framing her face.
0:55.5	Ronda wears a black halter dress and a silver necklace as she stands in front of a white trellis
1:00.9	draped in blue cloth. She's at her high school prom. She looks happy, like she has
1:06.4	the whole world ahead of her. Rondo is born on November 16th, 1977 in Stamford, Connecticut, a city where her family had roots
1:17.2	stretching back for generations.
1:19.8	Her parents, Blanche and Jonathan Johnson, did not stay together.
1:23.8	Sometime during her childhood, her father changed his name to Zubari Assim
1:28.2	Ajamu, a Swahili name that reflected his Muslim faith and his African roots.
1:33.0	He went by his new middle name, Assam.
1:36.0	He eventually moved to New York City,
1:38.0	an hour or two away by train.
1:40.0	Blanch worked in the ambulatory care unit at Stamford Hospital while raising Rhonda and her brother,
1:46.0	Bilal Hassan Ahjamu, or Bila, as he was called, in an apartment complex on the west side of the city.
1:53.0	It was a decent place to grow up.
1:55.0	Rhonda's childhood friend, Jeanette,
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