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The Case of Ben Bowlin with Trevor Mattis
📻 Episode #531
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Jun 26, 2025
About This Episode
On September 15, 1988, there was an argument inside of Philadelphia, PA row house. As one party tried to leave, Everton Meade Johnson followed while making threats and was fatally shot. The victim's brother only knew one man at the row house, Trevor Mattis. But Trevor maintained that he was just a bystander and another…
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The Case
On September 15, 1988, there was an argument inside of Philadelphia, PA row house. As one party tried to leave, Everton Meade Johnson followed while making threats and was fatally shot. The victim's brother only knew one man at the row house, Trevor Mattis. But Trevor maintained that he was just a bystander and another eyewitness corroborated Trevor’s story. But when Trevor was charged with murder, that same eyewitness said something different at Trevor's trial and Trevor was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole.
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00:04:22“Speaker 3: summer's like somewhere around here when the weather was nice. Speaker 3: So usially screaming Soka dominos and as a nine young person, Speaker 3: initially to me, it was almost like a boys camp Speaker 3: because there are all these young guys, young Jamaicans, palier, Speaker 3: cohesive little unit and it was just a bold, fun”
00:16:47“Speaker 3: But at the trial he testified it was an altercation, Speaker 3: but he said it didn't last a minute. He said Speaker 3: it lasted a few seconds before a brandish a weapon Speaker 3: and Shaq Johnson. So that's how his testimony changed to Speaker 3: mimic what Watson said, but he did not repeat the”
00:29:08“Speaker 1: support Trevor in any way, we'll make sure to link Speaker 1: ways to reach them. In our episode description, you'll see Speaker 1: that he also goes by the name Anton ford On Socialist. Speaker 1: And with that we go to our closing. You know, Speaker 1: I'm just gonna sit back here and listen to anything”
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