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Ashley Flowers

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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

But like that's not what JoJo was in.

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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

Well, that's what I'm saying.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

It's important to know that at this hearing, they established that the cedar chest in JoJo's room was not

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

even originally designed as a toy chest.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

It's kind of like what you're saying you have.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

It was like this vintage Lane Cedar Hope chest thing manufactured decades ago, like 1956.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

And to be fair, like over the years, certain Lane Cedar chests with like automatically locking lids had been subject to recalls.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

Children had gotten trapped inside them.

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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

Sadly, some had even suffocated.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

So historically, this is not unheard of.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

And at first glance, sure, like if

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

Similar chests had trapped children before.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

It makes the story feel plausible.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

But there is the nuance that like comes out in court.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

Testimony clarified that this specific chest, the one that they're saying JoJo might have gotten trapped in, it was not confirmed to be part of any recall.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

So it's not like investigators found a recall sticker or a defect notice like tied to this exact chest.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

And remember, even if JoJo had been locked inside the chest... I was just about to bring up, like, the chest is not... It's a more point.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

It's not airtight.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

Like, air passes through.

Crime Junkie
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Joseph “Jo-Jo” King III

So, exactly.