In images obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com you can see a Los Angeles mother who murdered her partner before killing her young daughter.
Danielle Johnson murdered her partner Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, in their home before pushing their baby and nine-year-old son out of their vehicle on a motorway.
The baby died from injuries sustained in the fall and the nine-year-old girl suffered moderate injuries.
The shocking events began in the early hours of Monday morning and ended when Johnson, 34, crashed his car into a tree and took his own life.
Days before the murders, Johnson had shared on his social media page his concern that the solar eclipse would trigger the apocalypse.
Danielle Johnson, seen here, murdered her partner Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, in their home before pushing their baby and nine-year-old child out of their vehicle on a motorway.
Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, was found dead in his Woodland Hills apartment Monday morning. Neighbors said they heard Chaney arguing with Johnson just hours before he was killed.
California Highway Patrol officials said a baby who was abandoned on Highway 405 in the Culver City area died at the scene, but her 9-year-old son was rushed to a hospital. Upstairs, the police respond to the children.
Posting on his X profile page, Johnson said: ‘Wake up, wake up. The apocalypse is here. Everyone who has ears listens. Your time to choose what you believe is now.
‘If you think a new world is possible for people, retweet now. There is power in choice. There is power in choice!!!!’
Another post added: ‘This eclipse is the epitome of spiritual warfare. Put your protection and your heart in the right place.
‘The world is obviously changing right now and if you ever need to choose a side, now is the time to do the right thing in your life. Stay strong, you got this.’
Outside their home, a neighbor told DailyMail.com that the couple kept to themselves and received everything at their home.
Another neighbor said his wife had seen Danielle’s Twitter posts just days before the deaths.
Another neighbor added: ‘I would comment on how beautiful the baby was. They really were a beautiful little family.’
Chaney was found in the family’s apartment by a neighbor who saw blood “spilling” under the door.
Los Angeles Police Department officials provided more details Tuesday about how the tragedy unfolded.
Investigators said Chaney and Johnson were heard arguing around 3:40 a.m. Monday, and at some point, the fight turned deadly when the 34-year-old woman stabbed her partner.
Days before the murders, Johnson had shared on his social media page his concern that the solar eclipse would trigger the apocalypse.
Outside their home, a neighbor told DailyMail.com that the couple kept to themselves and received everything at their home.
His violent attack ended with the death of the 34-year-old woman after crashing into a tree at full speed.
Police found his mother’s body 15 miles away. She crashed into a tree and committed suicide.
Chaney is shown here with his brother Matthew, left, and his mother Juanita, right.
LAPD officials said the bloody knife Johnson used to stab Chaney was found in the home.
Johnson then fled the apartment with her children before her car was seen on Highway 405, where witnesses saw the baby and nine-year-old boy get out of the vehicle, LAPD said.
Johnson then drove to Redondo Beach at speeds of more than 100 mph when he crashed his car head-on into a tree and killed himself.
Chaney’s grieving brother, Matthew Chiricas told DailyMail.com that his brother had “embraced” Johnson’s eldest son from a previous relationship as if he were his own.
“I had never seen him as a child, but I know he absolutely adored her.”
A relative of Johnson, who did not want to be identified, said the 34-year-old woman was a homemaker.
“She seemed fine when I talked to her last month,” the surprised family member said.
Neighbors said the couple had lived in the posh apartment for just over a year with the two children.
a neighbor told him ABC7 he heard the couple arguing in the middle of the night. The next morning, she saw a trail of blood leading from the apartment.
LAPD officials said Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, was killed in his Woodland Hills apartment, which had some damage possibly related to the murder.
Police are still investigating whether the woman who was driving the vehicle and fatally crashed into a tree was connected to the murder of Jaelen Allen Chaney.
Danielle Johnson had left a gruesome scene in the $5,600 home where she murdered her partner, Jaelen Allen Chaney.
Chaney, who loved to travel and play video games, was in the U.S. Air Force for about four years, family members said.
“His door was wide open, there was blood on the floor leading to his apartment, and then a trail of blood in the hallway leading to the elevator, and I saw some blood on the walls,” he said.
Chiricas said his brother spoke to him sporadically, but never shared details of their relationship.
In a concerning text message from November 2022, he said: “I’ve been dealing with a lot personally with my girlfriend and I don’t mind sharing it now because it’s not appropriate.
Chiricas said his brother and his girlfriend had traveled through Europe when he was stationed in Italy.
“The last message he sent me was to say happy birthday,” Chiricas said.
‘He was in the Air Force, but he dreamed of becoming a meteorologist. He was like the rest of us, he was trying to have fun and start a family.
According to this military file, Chaney was a senior weapons technician airman with Munitions Squadron 31 when he was stationed in Italy in December.
The police are yet to reveal the motive behind the incident. Her oldest daughter was left in the care of CPS.