An Accident Becomes a Homicide

The 1994 case against Donald “Don” James Bohana for the murder of Delores “Dee Dee” Jackson is riddled with corruption, incompetence and reasonable doubt. Based on the information on these pages, there is more than enough reasonable doubt to set Donald J. Bohana free . .

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D J Bohana

Donald “Don” James Bohana - Successful Businessman, Community Activist and Loving Father

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Dee Dee Jackson

Delores “Dee Dee” Jackson, née Martes, was married from 1972 to 1993 to Toriano “Tito” Jackson of the world famous Jackson family. Michael Jackson was her brother-in-law and Janet Jackson was her sister-in-law.

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The Accident

On the night of August 26, 1994, Delores “Dee Dee” Jackson drowned in the pool at Donald J. Bohana’s house in Ladera Heights, a wealthy area of west Los Angeles.

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A Murder Campaign

Jackson Family Doubts and a Media Frenzy.... Tito Jackson and his three sons with Delores “Dee Dee” Jackson questioned the police and District Attorney’s conclusion that Dee Dee Jackson drowned by accident.

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The Trial

Charged.... In March 1997, almost three years after Michael and Janet Jackson’s ex-sister-in-law Dee Dee Jackson drowned by accident, the District Attorney’s office charged Donald J. Bohana with second-degree murder. Bohana pleaded not guilty.

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A Daughter’s Crusade

With her father languishing behind bars, one of his daughters, Donna Bohana, a successful realtor in Malibu, and throughout the affluent areas of California, knew without any doubt that he was innocent and started reviewing the case.

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An Accident Becomes a Homicide
D J Bohana
Dee Dee Jackson
The Accident
A Murder Campaign
The Trial
A Daughter’s Crusade
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