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Popular TV Star Snaps and Murders An Innocent Older Woman. Why?
His Hollywood life took a dark, violent turn that no one could have ever expected.
[Los Angeles, California]
Johnny Lewis (26) made appearances in a plethora of popular TV shows and movies that played across thousands of televisions. Just to name a few: Raise Your Voice, Criminal Minds, Underclassman, Malcolm in the Middle, Drake & Josh, Sons of Anarchy, CSI, and Bones. He also briefly dated the singer, Katy Perry, from the years 2005 to 2006.
In 2011, he experienced a traumatic high-speed motorcycle accident. Johnny suffered head injuries from the crash, but an intricate test for a concussion came back negative.
Despite those results, Johnny began exhibiting odd, illogical, and sometimes violent behavior. His father and other doctors tried to get him to agree to further medical attention, but he refused to participate. His denial for treatment ultimately resulted in a major spiral in his behavior.
In January of 2012, Johnny broke into an abandoned apartment convinced that he heard the screams of a distressed woman. Two men confronted him for being in the empty apartment which resulted in Johnny striking them in the head with a thick, glass bottle. Authorities charged him with…