Homicide cops are investigating whether the fatal stabbing of former NFL player Kevin Johnson could be linked to three other slayings at around the same time. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is now probing whether the killing of the Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle was part of a spate of attacks targeting unhoused people between October and January. The 55-year-old was found dead on Jan. 21 at a homeless encampment in an unincorporated California neighborhood near Compton with “blunt head trauma and stab wounds,” the Los Angeles County medical examiner said. “Between October 2025 and January 2026, four homicides occurred in this area and remain under active investigation by the Homicide Bureau,” the sheriff’s department said in a news release. “At this time, investigators are working to determine whether these cases are related… All four victims were unhoused individuals who were living in encampments.” It added, “Homicide investigators continue to pursue all investigative leads and remain committed to identifying the individual or individuals responsible for these crimes.” The New England Patriots selected Johnson in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL draft and later moved on to the Minnesota Vikings and the Oakland Raiders before joining the Eagles.
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