People v. Johnson

A jury in the circuit court of Iroquois County found Charlene Kay Johnson guilty of murder. The defendant was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a minimum term of not less than 14 nor more than 24 years.

On January 23, 1974, the defendant and the murder victim, Patricia Boufford, lived together along with Patricia Boufford’s three infant children in a trailer located at 102% Popular, Onarga, Illinois. The defendant also resided at an adjacent house located at 102 Popular in which her mother and her brother, Terry Kammerman, also lived.

On January 23, 1974, at approximately 7:30…