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sleeping. So I thought “Whoa”.. .you know.. .maybe as
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soon as she gets enough sleep she’ll turn the corner
and start eating again. But I remember.. . I remember saying to Laura “Just. . .you know.. .put some extra time and attention into making sure that she drinks enough... you -know. . . just really work with her. . .offer her this
.and get her to.,. .to drink enough because she’s
getting behind on food.. .she’s not drinking enough.”
Det. Sudler:
Laura was with you that time?
Johnson:
Yeah. -
Det. Sudler:
That Friday after Thanksgiving? -
Johnson:
Yeah. What happened was I had something that I had
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to do that weekend. It was.. . it was something that
was gonna take up my whole weekend. And I didn’t want to just.. .you know. . .turn around and not. . .not check on her. And I wasn’t gonna be able to check on her. So I told Laura’ ‘!You take over this and you make sure that
.you know.. .that she’s getting enough to eat.. .that she’s getting enough to drink for the weekend”.. So Laura did that. -
Det. Sudler:
Over the weekend?
Johnson: - Yeah.
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Det. Sudler:
Okay. You weren’t gonna be available? -
Johnson: - No.
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Det. Sudler:
Was there any indication that she had been drinking
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- - or. . .you know. . . consuming any foods?
Johnson:
Oh yeah.-. .you know.. .what I.. .the last time that
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I went in there, it was. . .it was.. .that was on.. .that
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was on a Friday. There were two empty. . .you know... -
protein shake glasses.
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Det.’ Sudler:’ Okay. -
Johnson:
Sitting there on her dresser. And there. . .yeah. . .there
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was some like bottled water as well. Occasionally

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