Mom of Los Angeles ‘Photo voltaic Eclipse killer’ who murdered Air Pressure veteran husband and child earlier than killing herself reveals the ‘legions of demons’ that led to slaughter

The mom of the Los Angeles lady who killed her husband and child earlier than killing herself in a 100mph head-on-crash has mentioned her daughter fought ‘legions of demons’.

Danielle Johnson, 34, murdered her Air Pressure veteran companion Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, and their eight-month-old child at their condominium in Woodland Hills, California on April 8. 

She fled the scene together with her two daughters and pushed each of them out of the automobile on the 405 Freeway. The toddler was hit and killed by one other automobile however her nine-year-old sister made it to the facet of the highway and referred to as for assist. 

Her mom Sharonda Cole says she was combating psychological well being points, ‘low-vibrational vitality’ and postpartum melancholy.

Johnson made a sequence of unhinged posts on social media the place she talked about an imminent apocalypse and the photo voltaic eclipse bringing the ‘final religious warfare’.

Cole was informed her daughter had died and he or she killed her companion and their child.

‘Then they informed me about Jae — and that was the worst,’ she informed the Los Angeles Occasions. ‘They informed me she had murdered her boyfriend.’

‘I misplaced it. My coronary heart was pouring out.’ 

Johnson touted herself as a ‘reiki grasp trainer’ skilled in various therapeutic. On her web site, she claimed she had ‘religious presents’ and got here from a ‘wealthy lineage of Indigenous Shaman and Drugs Ladies.’

She was thought of a well-liked ‘star vendor’ on Etsy and bought varied audio sequence that targeted on cleaning auras and therapeutic energies based mostly on astrological indicators.

Essence.com even lauded Johnson as one of many high Black astrologers to observe and referred to as her commentary ‘spot-on, humorous and relatable.’

Johnson had a large social media presence with 100,000 individuals following her astrological recommendation and buying gadgets for her ‘candle magic’ rituals.

However her mom mentioned she was preventing ‘legions of demons’ and combating psychological well being points. 

Cole tried to Johnson to hunt assist and thought she ought to see her personal reiki healer or speak with a therapist. 

‘No one knew what was taking place as a result of she was so good at seeming like she was good,’ she mentioned. ‘However she was not good for some time.’ 

Johnson shared various alarming posts on her social media web page simply days earlier than the killings. 

Posting on her X profile web page, she mentioned: ‘Get up, get up. The apocalypse is right here. Everybody who has ears hear. Your time to decide on what you imagine is now.

‘In case you imagine a brand new world is feasible for the individuals retweet now. There may be energy in selection. There may be energy in selection!!!!’

One other submit added: ‘This eclipse is the epitome of religious warfare. Get your safety on and your coronary heart in the appropriate place.

‘The world may be very clearly altering proper now and when you ever wanted to choose a facet, the time to do proper in your life is now. Keep robust you bought this.’

Cole was 17 when she gave beginning to Johnson and the pair lived together with her aunt and uncle. 

By 17, Johnson was in highschool and dwelling and her mom was combating drug habit on the time. 

Cole labored to remain sober however mentioned she struggled to restore the connection together with her daughter earlier than Johnson began to do reiki work.

‘She began working with me, making an attempt to assist me heal not simply the injuries between her and I, however my wounds from my childhood,’ she mentioned. 

Johnson used to inform her mom about how laborious her life was and the postpartum melancholy she struggled with in 2015. 

‘She noticed me as being the one who injured her. And her father, in fact, not being round,’ Cole mentioned. 

Johnson shared a weblog submit about ‘poisonous nurturing’ the place she mentioned this might occur to these not beloved correctly by their mother and father. 

She wrote: ‘These kids usually develop up wanting to offer others the love they by no means had. In flip, they hardly ever think about giving themselves that have of affection first.’

‘I believe she fully understood, nevertheless did not diagnose and deal with her personal wounds,’ her mom Cole mentioned. 

‘She thought she may ignore these exact same behaviors, as a substitute selecting accountable me, after which refused to permit forgiveness to happen in order that she may finally launch what was making her ache.’    

Los Angeles Police Division officers offered extra particulars as to how the tragedy unfolded.

Investigators mentioned Chaney and Johnson had been heard arguing at about 3.40am, and sooner or later, the struggle turned lethal when the 34-year-old stabbed her companion.

Chaney was discovered within the household’s condominium by a neighbor who noticed blood ‘pouring’ underneath the door.

LAPD officers mentioned the bloody knife Johnson used to stab Chaney was discovered on the residence.

Johnson then fled the condominium together with her kids earlier than her automobile was noticed on the 405 Freeway the place witnesses noticed the toddler and the nine-year-old pushed out of the automobile, LAPD mentioned.

Johnson then drove to Redondo Seaside at speeds over 100 mph when she plowed her automobile head-on right into a tree, killing herself.

Chaney’s grieving brother, Matthew Chiricas, informed DailyMail.com his sibling had ’embraced’ the older baby from Johnson’s from a earlier relationship as his personal.

‘I by no means seen him like youngsters, however I do know he completely adored her.’

Chaney was described as caring and outgoing with a smile that lit up rooms and his mates mentioned he was humorous and in style. 

Cole mentioned: ‘He simply wished to like her. He wished to like her the best way she mentioned she wanted to be beloved.’