Laverne Pavlinac
Laverne Arlyce Pavlinac (née Johnson; December 19, 1932 – March 4, 2003) was an American woman who falsely confessed to assisting in the 1990 murder of 23-year-old Taunja Bennett of Portland, Oregon; she also implicated her boyfriend, John Sosnovske, in Bennett's murder. Both Pavlinac and Sosnovske were convicted, with Pavlinac receiving a 10-year sentence. They served almost 6 years before both were exonerated after serial killer Keith Jesperson confessed to Bennett's murder.
Laverne Pavlinac | |
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| Born | Laverne Arlyce Johnson December 19, 1932 Marshland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2003 (aged 70) West Linn, Oregon, U.S. |
| Known for | False confession to a murder and service of a prison sentence for it |
| Spouses | Warren Brown
(m. 1950; died 1978)Rudy Pavlinac
(m. 1978; died 1979) |
| Children | 4 |
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