In April of 2022, a 38-year-old man died in his apartment due to an apparent medical condition. Without seeing the scene of his death, his parents had him cremated, fully believing the ruling. But later, when his ex-girlfriend entered the apartment to a horrific, bloody mess, his friends and family began to doubt his cause of death. And after seeing damning security footage and audio from his neighbor, they knew: he had been murdered. This is the story of Johnny Cashman.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Arrin Stoner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv2J7WmpaSA

2. WSET: https://wset.com/news/local/johnny-cashman-death-investigation-police-negligence-steven-church-elizabethton-tennessee-gruesome-scene-family-questioning-lynchburg-police-department-murder-medical-emergency-bloody-crime-scene-surveillance-video-virginia-april-2022

3. WSET: https://wset.com/news/local/police-find-speak-with-witness-in-investigation-of-man-found-dead-in-lynchburg-apartment

4. Web Sleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/va-johnny-cashman-jr-38-death-investigation-lynchburg-apr-2022.636773/

5. Village Soup: https://waldo.villagesoup.com/2014/07/08/july-4-fight-ends-with-stitches-jail-time-for-belfast-man-1208648/

6. Pen Bay Pilot: https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/belfast-police-department-beat-shoplifting-insurance-violations/26011

7. Sara's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-cashman-a9a289b4/

8. Howard Cashman Obituary: https://obituaries.eagletribune.com/obituary/howard-cashman-771016101

9. Spokeo: https://www.spokeo.com/John-Cashman/Maine/Lincolnville/p356432521

10. Medical Examiner's Report: https://www.scribd.com/document/574955166/Johnny-Cashman-Medical-Examiner-s-Report

11. Lynchburg VA Police: https://www.lynchburgvapolice.gov/news-updates/update-2-attempt-to-identify-witness/

12. WSET: https://wset.com/news/local/commonwealths-attorney-announces-no-charges-in-death-of-john-cashman

13. Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/esophageal-varices/symptoms-causes/syc-20351538#:~:text=Esophageal%20varices%20are%20enlarged%20veins,throat%20and%20stomach%20(esophagus).