One Is a Tragedy, Two Is Suspicious, and Three Is Murder

Joni E. Johnston, Psy. D.
5 min readJun 30, 2021

What would you do if, out of the blue, your mother told you she had smothered her two-week-old son with a plastic bag before you were even born? What if the confession took place 35 years after the murder? It sounds like something out of a movie, but that is exactly what happened to Amy Brunka. And she went straight to the police.

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Joni E. Johnston, Psy. D.

Forensic psychologist/private investigator//author of serial killer book. Passionate about victim’s rights, the psychology of true crime, and criminal justice.