The gun remained visible for the entirety of Opal Johnson’s car ride with the man who had just robbed her and her post office. According to The Lineup, the two men took Opal’s credit cards and rings after pulling into a clearing next to nearby Goggan’s Lake, finally forcing Johnson into the trunk of her car. In that terrifying moment, the only thought in her mind was that they intended to drive the car into the lake with her inside, leaving her for dead.
No one knows for sure what those men intended. Johnson did hear the two men arguing what to do next. One man wanted to kill her, while the other wanted to spare her life. Finally, and for whatever reason, the two men left, leaving Johnson trapped in the trunk (Per Unsolved). Once she was sure they were gone, Johnson gathered her courage and managed to find a tire iron with which to free herself. She died in 2010, and unfortunately, the two men who perpetrated these crimes remain at large.
