In 1998, Leonard told police that they spoke with "the husband" in the days leading up to the murder. Meanwhile, Johnson said that Andrea had asked him to call the man (now known to be Leonard) and gave him the number. Johnson even said that he remembered part of the phone number, correctly reciting the first three digits. But he told family members he knew virtually nothing about the man...
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top 10 items dateline left out
Dateline NBC did a good job telling the story of Andrea Cincotta's homicide. But they left out a few key details...
The Crime Scene: Evidence Supporting a Cleanup
The crime scene that Johnson reports is much cleaner than the scene Leonard reported leaving.
Corroborated Elements of Johnson’s Vision Statement
Johnson made a potentially inculpatory statement that was depicted on television as a "false confession." Does it actually match the physical evidence--and is it part of a larger pattern?
Myths and Misconceptions
There are many myths and misconceptions about the Andrea Cincotta case. We will discuss these in greater detail.
Johnson’s ‘Root beer’ statement & statements to private investigator
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.
Justice for Andrea Cincotta 