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Lamar Johnson is a Canadian actor and dancer. He is known for his roles as West in the dance drama The Next Step (2013–2019), as Seven Carter in the American drama film The Hate U Give (2018), as Charlie in All the Bright Places (2020), and as Henry Burrell in The Last of Us .
Lamar Johnson is a Canadian actor and director, born in 1994, who has appeared in The Last of Us, The Hate U Give, Your Honor and more. See his biography, filmography, awards, photos and videos on IMDb.
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- Toronto, Canada
- The Eyewitness
- A Closer Look at The Case
- Last Chance at Freedom
- The Judge Decides
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Four days after Markus Boyd was shot to death on his front porch, St. Louis police tracked down the only eyewitness to the murder, Greg Elking. Erin Moriarty: How would you describe what you went through that night? Greg Elking: It was the most horrifying thing I ever seen in my life. Shaken and scared, Elking says he was initially reluctant to tal...
Lamar Johnson was just 21 years old when he was convicted of murder. Lamar Johnson (July 2021):At my trial they did not even present a motive. They never explained why I supposedly did this. And then, before his sentencing, Johnson received surprising new information that he believed would prove his innocence: handwritten letters from his friend, t...
On Dec. 12, 2022, Lamar Johnson and his legal team gathered in a St. Louis courtroom for a week-long hearing. His daughters Brittany and Kiera were in the courtroom nearly every day. Kiera Barrow: I think we're all trying to be … hopeful … that my dad gets justice. One man, Judge David Mason, will decide Johnson's future. He has three options: Over...
Lamar Johnson's daughter Kiera Barrow has finally heard what happened to her father so many years ago. Kiera Barrow: It's been really hard … we heard everything in court. … the misconduct and the negligence … that occurred. Brittany Johnson: The hardest thing, was just … that Greg lied … knowing his testimony did put him in jail. Brittany Johnson b...
Lamar Johnson was wrongfully convicted of killing his friend Markus Boyd in 1995. He was freed in 2023 after a witness recanted his testimony and DNA evidence cleared him.
- 48 Hours" Correspondent
- 42 min
- CBS News
- Erin Moriarty
Mar 16, 2024 · Lamar Johnson Spent Nearly 30 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit Born in the first half of the 1970s, Lamar Johnson was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. In his late teens, he seemingly formed a deep connection with Erica Barrow and the two began dating.
Feb 15, 2023 · Lamar Johnson was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in 1995 after being convicted of murder in the death of Markus Boyd the year prior. At the time, police said Johnson and ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Scarborough, Ont., actor Lamar Johnson says receiving an Emmy nomination is a testament to the hard work he's put in since starting out as a self-taught dancer on the Canadian TVO kids' series Pop ...
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Lamar Johnson, a father of two, was three miles away with his girlfriend Erika Barrow. Johnson had a solid alibi, but an eyewitness, Greg Elking, picked him out of a lineup. Elking later testified ...