US EditionSoldier Confesses to Killing Pregnant Wife; Victim’s Sister Responds to Guilty Plea
- Private First Class Dewayne Johnson pleaded guilty on June 3, 2025, to voluntary manslaughter for killing his pregnant wife Mischa Johnson at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
- Their deadly altercation on July 12, 2024, stemmed from ongoing disputes about Johnson's involvement with other women and intensified when Mischa declared that their child would grow up unaware of his existence.
- Johnson fatally struck Mischa on the head using a machete, then severed her body into parts with a chainsaw, disposed of the remains in a unit dumpster that was incinerated, and subsequently tried to conceal the crime by reporting her missing and pretending to be her on social media.
- Johnson, 29, is expected to serve 18 to 23 years in prison according to the plea deal, and his sister Marianna Tapiz expressed that the outcome represents a rightful resolution for both Mischa and Armani.
- The case highlights the difficulty in proving murder without a body, leading to a plea agreement, and it ends with Johnson's pending sentencing and a family seeking closure without recovering Mischa's remains.
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US soldier gets 23 years for killing his pregnant wife with a machete and dumping her in the trash
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii (AP) -- A Hawaii-based U.S. Army soldier was sentenced Thursday to 23 years in prison for killing his wife and unborn child last summer and attempting to cover up the crime by dismembering and disposing of her body in the trash.
Soldier confesses to killing pregnant wife; victim’s sister responds to guilty plea
By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (KITV) — Schofield soldier DeWayne Johnson II sat emotionless as he explained how he accidentally killed his then pregnant wife Mischa Johnson, hitting her on the head with a machete in a fit of rage. He also confessed to dismembering her with a chainsaw to cover up the crime. “To hear the specifics of what led up to him killing her and Armani, that was kind…
Hawaii Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing Wife with Machete, Dismembering Body
The mystery of what happened to Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, a pregnant 19-year-old Army spouse who was reported missing by her 28-year-old soldier husband on Aug. 1, has finally been solved.
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