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There are many myths and misconceptions about the Andrea Cincotta case. We will discuss these in greater detail.

Johnson told family members that he had written a statement describing his recollection of the events of August 21, 1998 three weeks after the homicide, but had never provided it to police. This statement is called the “Root Beer Statement” because of its attention to many mundane details, including the fact that he drank “the last root beer” that night and threw away soda bottles. Twenty years later, Leonard would report leaving an unopened bottle of root beer on the floor of the crime scene.