https://freerepublic.com/tag/johnelijahmatthews/ en-us Mon, 1 Jun 2026 16:10:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4381889/posts The Atlanta train passenger who was slaughtered in a shocking daylight weekend attack was reportedly stabbed nearly two dozen times in what cops are calling a horrific random assault. John Elijah Matthews, 25, was caught on chilling surveillance footage boarding a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) Saturday morning and hovering over 66-year-old Margaret Swan before allegedly pulling out a knife and slitting her throat, according to a warrant obtained by 11Alive. The unwitting passenger, sitting alone, began screaming and trying to escape as the violent brute allegedly held her down and stabbed her 18 to 20 times in an... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4381889/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jun 2026 16:10:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4382030/posts ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) — A medical examiner identified the 66-year-old Atlanta woman who was fatally stabbed on a train over the weekend. Margaret Swan was stabbed to death while on a public MARTA train on Saturday, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office. MARTA police identified the suspect as 25-year-old John Elijah Matthews. He is facing murder charges for Saturday’s stabbing. According to an arrest affidavit, police were met at the scene by a large crowd, who told officers to look for a Black man in an orange shirt who stabbed a woman at the Oakland City... Atlanta News First https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4382030/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2026 13:46:15 GMT