Mom Admits to Killing Her Daughter Because ‘‘Spongebob Told Her to Do So’’

In her mind, it was either her or her daughter.

Nick Danos
4 min readFeb 23, 2022
Mugshot of Justine M. Johnson via Iosco County Sheriff’s Office

On the early morning of September 17th, 2021, a 23-year-old Michigan resident named Knesley Johnson had just finished his daily shift at work and was on his way back to his mother’s Oscoda Township residence when he came across a black garbage bag oddly placed near the house’s front porch.

After approaching the garbage bag, he suddenly spotted something that resembled a human foot sticking out of it.

Shocked by his discovery, Knesley immediately alerted the local authorities.

At about 3:50 a.m., two Oscoda Township police officers arrived on site to inspect the garbage bag.

What they found was beyond disturbing.

Inside the plastic bag lay the lifeless body of Knesley’s niece, Sutton M. Mosser, who had just turned three a few days prior to her death, along with a sweatshirt and a bloodstained pair of size 11 women’s pants.

The toddler had suffered multiple stab wounds in her neck, chest, and abdomen, with one large wound exposing part of the child’s small intestine.

Both Knesley Johnson and his 17-year-old brother, who was on scene at that moment, were detained for…

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