what happened to Michael Johnston and Rochelle Robison?

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i think this was a random killing.

Nope, it's because they were playing that evil board game!

;)

Nope, it's because they were playing that evil board game!

;)

The second I saw this thread title and the author that is the precise direction I thought this discussion was going to lead.

Nope, it's because they were playing that evil board game!

;)

i played dungeons and dragons. i like cleric. armor good combat spells and turn undead :crazy:

They were killed by a ghost, or possibly a demon

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what happened to Michael Johnston and Rochelle Robison?

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i think this was a random killing.

One of Rochelle's friends mentioned in the segment that there was a specific man that was harassing Rochelle in the months prior to her death. Maybe the guy who was allegedly "stalking" Rochelle found out about her involvement with Michael & became really jealous? He could have followed her that night & when he witnessed Rochelle & Michael in the car he just snapped & killed them both?

Or.... does anyone think that perhaps Michael's wife may have had something to do with it? Did she take a polygraph test? She could have found out about the affair and hired someone to kill them or maybe killed them herself. Far-fetched I think but stranger things have happened.

Thoughts? :confused:

I need to rewatch this segment for two reasons. One is to laugh at the alleged connection between the murders and "Magic: The Gathering." (Side note: I've actually played Magic on a few occasions. Nothing sinister OR satanic there, although UM certainly did not display it in that light--I had a deck that constantly created squirrels for the purpose of attacking the other players. Squirrel attacks. Yeah. Totally satanic in nature. :D )

Secondly, I WOULD like to re-examine the investigation around Michael's wife. She would certainly be a likely suspect. Part of me wonders iff she knew that he was having the affair but was just turning her head the other way and Rochelle/Michael really were the victims of random violence. As we're all well aware, though, true "random" acts of violence are far less likely than a crime committed by someone we know.

I need to rewatch this segment for two reasons. One is to laugh at the alleged connection between the murders and "Magic: The Gathering." (Side note: I've actually played Magic on a few occasions. Nothing sinister OR satanic there, although UM certainly did not display it in that light--I had a deck that constantly created squirrels for the purpose of attacking the other players. Squirrel attacks. Yeah. Totally satanic in nature. :D )

Secondly, I WOULD like to re-examine the investigation around Michael's wife. She would certainly be a likely suspect. Part of me wonders iff she knew that he was having the affair but was just turning her head the other way and Rochelle/Michael really were the victims of random violence. As we're all well aware, though, true "random" acts of violence are far less likely than a crime committed by someone we know.

yeah but this kind of random is zodiac killer random

They were killed by a ghost, or possibly a demon

y?:confused:

y?:confused:

Now you know how we all feel.

Now you know how we all feel.

this isn't resurrection mary thread or ufo abduction thread where witnesses say they saw ghost or were abducted.

Unsolved Mysteries did over 3 1/2 segments on ghosts and demons. Didn't you watch?

I copied this from a better thread, but here were/are my impressions...

I just watched this one again for the first time in quite a few years.

I thought the PI and psychic angle was pretty much BS, and I got the vibe it was added to the story to sensationalize it and/or pad the length of the segment due to a lack of evidence regarding the actual circumstances behind the crime.

From the get go, it appears obvious that whoever did this was targeting Rochelle. I say this because the assailant killed Michael by slitting his throat and shooting him and his body was left at the scene with no attempt to hide it. Rochelle was transported some distance away, stabbed repeatedly, and her body dumped and covered by a cardboard box.

The fact that the perp went out of (presumably) his way to prolong things by transporting Rochelle to another location, stab her repeatedly (which is very messy, and a very personal way to kill someone) in what seemed like a frenzied overkill suggests that the perp was targeting her in what was likely a crime of passion type scenario. The fact that he covered her body after the murder could have been done out of some remorseful feelings. Also, the fact that he used a box that forensics showed had been in his car or residence for some time suggests that he's not a very smart murderer, and that this was an amateur job. Why leave behind something like that which could be potentially traced back to you?

The stalker angle certainly seems the most viable direction. Unfortunately, without knowing the man's name, and just going by a sketchy description and not the greatest composite, it seems like the chances of finding him aren't great.

Failing that, I think the police need to investigate the people who were close to Rochelle at the time, specifically jealous ex's or potential wannabe suitors. That is where the killer will be.

Read more: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=272722&highlight=rochelle#ixzz3XDA62qS9

I copied this from a better thread, but here were/are my impressions...

I just watched this one again for the first time in quite a few years.

I thought the PI and psychic angle was pretty much BS, and I got the vibe it was added to the story to sensationalize it and/or pad the length of the segment due to a lack of evidence regarding the actual circumstances behind the crime.

From the get go, it appears obvious that whoever did this was targeting Rochelle. I say this because the assailant killed Michael by slitting his throat and shooting him and his body was left at the scene with no attempt to hide it. Rochelle was transported some distance away, stabbed repeatedly, and her body dumped and covered by a cardboard box.

The fact that the perp went out of (presumably) his way to prolong things by transporting Rochelle to another location, stab her repeatedly (which is very messy, and a very personal way to kill someone) in what seemed like a frenzied overkill suggests that the perp was targeting her in what was likely a crime of passion type scenario. The fact that he covered her body after the murder could have been done out of some remorseful feelings. Also, the fact that he used a box that forensics showed had been in his car or residence for some time suggests that he's not a very smart murderer, and that this was an amateur job. Why leave behind something like that which could be potentially traced back to you?

The stalker angle certainly seems the most viable direction. Unfortunately, without knowing the man's name, and just going by a sketchy description and not the greatest composite, it seems like the chances of finding him aren't great.

Failing that, I think the police need to investigate the people who were close to Rochelle at the time, specifically jealous ex's or potential wannabe suitors. That is where the killer will be.

Read more: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=272722&highlight=rochelle#ixzz3XDA62qS9

IMO they did this to rochelle b/c these random killers like nekkid ladies. if they were gay the 2 victims roles would be reversed.

IMO they did this to rochelle b/c these random killers like nekkid ladies. if they were gay the 2 victims roles would be reversed.


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Seriously now... What??

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IMO they did this to rochelle b/c these random killers like nekkid ladies. if they were gay the 2 victims roles would be reversed.

I came on here to discuss this case, but now that I've seen this comment, I lost track of everything I was going to say.

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That had a tendency to happen with a specific poster. :)

Nope, it's because they were playing that evil board game!

My thoughts exactly.

Don't y'all remember Tom Hanks character Robbie Wheeling in his almost forgotten movie Mazes and Monsters (1982)?

The game (obviously a rip-off of Dungeons and Dragons) almost drove him crazy!

Just watched this segment.
This might be 1 of the worst UM segments ever, not the case itself which is fascinating but how they portrayed it.
Pushing both the satanic panic angle (they were playing magic the freaking gathering, that's occult!!) and then having a psychic give her own bs crap was just embarrassing.

It's a shame there are no updates on this.

Just watched this segment.
This might be 1 of the worst UM segments ever, not the case itself which is fascinating but how they portrayed it.
Pushing both the satanic panic angle (they were playing magic the freaking gathering, that's occult!!) and then having a psychic give her own bs crap was just embarrassing.

It's a shame there are no updates on this.

I can't remember offhand when this particular segment was made and aired, but there was a period in the show's history during the later NBC years when many people have suggested the show "jumped the shark" and began showing many stories in an over-hyped sensational light, even more than previous seasons. This segment may have been produced during that era.

Somewhat off topic, but I remember Magic The Gathering being really popular among certain groups of kids when I was in seventh and eighth grade, so between 1994 and 1995, or thereabouts. I never did get in to myself. I can't remember if the segment said or implied the game was Satanic in nature, but, if it did, I would say that was BS. It was a card game with some mystical themes.

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I just saw this segment again last night on PlutoTV, so I figured I'd throw my two cents in.

As with most people, the psychic's assumptions are baseless and disregard what little evidence was at the scene. None of it can be taken seriously.

And the PI's occult theory is based on the stigma that D&D and games like it had at the time, which was also largely baseless. I don't know about you, but most D&D players I've known in my life are geeky atheists and wouldn't know what to do with a gun or a knife if you gave it to them, and they certainly wouldn't do anything in the name of black magic. Yeah, I'm sure there are people that take it too far. Pretty much anything with a fanbase or following has fans that take it too far, but generally speaking, I think the role based gaming angle in the UM segment is padding at best, and sensationalistic at worst.

I think the police theory that it was someone romantically interested in Rochelle is probably the most likely theory, possibly the stalker mentioned in the segment (BTW, that composite sketch was awful). At the very least, it is the only one presented that makes any sense. Random act of violence seems unlikely given the effort made in committing the crimes, and given how she cooperated with investigators and even hired her own, I highly doubt Michael's wife had anything to do with it too. If she did, then she covered her tracks very well.