Paul Marshall Johnson Jr.

Warning: Some links and content may be offensive to some readers.

Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr. (1955 - June 18(?), 2004) was an American helicopter builder who lived in Saudi Arabia. He was a native of Stafford Township and Eagleswood Township, both of New Jersey.

Johnson, who worked for Lockheed Martin on Apache attack helicopters, was kidnapped and taken hostage by a group claiming to be part of Al-Qaida. The group, headed by Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, posted a video of Johnson on an Islamist website on June 15, 2004. Johnson was blindfolded, and a man armed with an AK-47 could be seen next to him. Johnson made some statements similar to the ones made by Nick Berg before Berg was killed (not long before Johnson was taken hostage).

The video was released on the same day that Crown Prince Abdullah promised to step up security and investigations against militant Islamic groups in Saudi Arabia.

Johnson was described by his son, Paul Johnson III, as a lover of Saudi Arabian culture who often sent verses of the Quran to his daughter, which suggests that Johnson himself may have been a Muslim.

Immediately after the video was released, American and Saudi Arabian authorities began to deal with the hostage situation. Both the United States and Saudi Arabia asserted that they would not comply with the kidnappers' demands.

At 17h30 UTC on June 18, Al-Arabiya and CNN reported that Johnson had been beheaded. This report is based on three photographs of the murder posted on the Internet. Saudi officials initially claimed to have discovered Johnson's body near Riyadh later that day, but on June 19 those claims were withdrawn. The Saudi government is withholding official proclamation of Johnson's death until the body is found.

Also on June 18, Al-Muqrin and three other suspects on Saudi Arabia's most wanted list were killed. It is believed that their deaths occurred while disposing of Johnson's body.

its whatever. so do what u want with the text. we dont care!