Friends and family attend Tift’s funeral at Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church.
Feb. 15, 2007
Candace’s husband, Wade Tift, and mother, Mary Logan, find some solace on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” where they believe a medium contacted Candace.
June 11, 2007
Johns pleads not guilty to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and driving under the influence.
May 11, 2008
Trial begins after judge OKs psychiatrist’s testimony that Johns, who during the crash was on a cocktail of medication and grieving her husband’s death, may have been mentally unconscious while she was driving.
May 14, 2008
Johns’ teary-eyed family testifies to her erratic acts in days before the crash, saying she threatened to kill herself with a large knife and withdrew $50,000 cash for a believed disaster.
May 21, 2008
Johns is found guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, causing great bodily injury and driving under the influence.
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