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Kew Gardens Music Teacher Found Dead Upstate, Police Investigating

Keith Johnson

May 14, 2018 By Tara Law

An elementary school music teacher from Kew Gardens has been found dead upstate a week after he went missing.

Keith Johnson, 39, of Lefferts Boulevard, was found dead in a wooded area near Shandaken, New York on Sunday. 

Johnson was last seen at P.S. 29 Q at 125-10 23rd Ave. at 2:20 p.m. on May 4. His car was spotted driving over Throgs Neck Bridge at 10:30 a.m. the next day.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

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