Jacob Bumpass’ case continues to move through the criminal court system. [Editor’s Note: Bumpass has not had an official trial date set yet; the next trial setting conference is Dec. 2 before Clermont County Common Pleas Judge Jerry McBride.]

Marc Hoover.

He is being charged for abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. His charges involve Paige Johnson, a young mother from Covington, Kentucky who vanished on Sept. 23, 2010. She was with Bumpass that evening. He claimed he dropped her off at 5th and Scott Blvd in Covington, Kentucky. However, his cellphone pinged at a location in Clermont, County Ohio early Sept. 24, 2010. After being out with Bumpass that evening, no one ever saw Paige alive again.

For over ten years, Donna Johnson and her family have tried to find out what happened to Paige.

Since September 2015, I have written about many subjects for the Clermont Sun. Last year, my column received a Hooper award for journalism from the Ohio News Media Association. Based on my award, you might assume I can always find an interesting topic to write about. But like everyone else, I often get writer’s block.

On March 8, I went to bed with nothing to write about. That evening, I received a visit from a young blonde woman wearing jeans and a white tee shirt. Her name was Paige Johnson. She then asked me to write a column about her disappearance. The next day I read several articles about her.

On March 9, I wrote a column titled Unsolved, missing and presumed dead. I included Paige’s disappearance in the story. Before sending it to my editor, I prayed for the family to find out what had happened to Paige. After writing the column, I nearly forgot about it. I also didn’t consider Paige’s visit unusual because I have received many visits from deceased people in the past. Other than in my writings, I rarely share my unusual supernatural experiences in person because people aren’t receptive about these stories. I also need to mention that I am a former skeptic about supernatural topics.

On March 18, The Clermont Sun posted my story about Paige on its website. A day later it went out to local stores in print form.

On March 22, someone located the remains of a deceased woman in a location within a few miles of my residence. Authorities identified the deceased woman as Paige Johnson. The news stunned me. Paige had been missing for ten years. Within two weeks of her visit, someone had located her remains near my home. All doubts about my visit from Paige had left my mind.

Within a day or so of her body’s discovery, she visited me again. She wanted me to know what happened to her in September 2010. What she showed me will stay with me forever. She showed me what had happened to her in the final moments of her life. It was like watching a terrifying movie clip on YouTube. I experienced her terror and knew her final thoughts.

Paige asked me to contact the lead homicide detective handling her case and to share my horrific vision with him. For this column, I will not mention any details about my vision because Bumpass is entitled to a fair trial. Therefore, I won’t state any disparaging comments about him. At first, I didn’t want to contact the detective because I didn’t want him to think I was insane. I cannot recall the date, but I called detective Austin Ross of the Covington Police Department and shared my vision with him. I then sent him a written statement on March 30 to confirm what I had told him on the phone. Per Paige, I also told him that Jacob Bumpass would be arrested for his involvement of Paige’s disappearance.

Paige also asked me to reach out to Donna Johnson (her mother) and sister Brittany. She shared personal information with me that only her family would know. She had given me peaceful messages to share with Donna and Brittany. I eventually spoke to both women about my visit from Paige and mentioned certain details I had received from Paige. They have both said they believe me.

I also met a close family friend of Brittany’s who I will call Jane Public. Jane told me she had also received a visit from Paige several years ago. But she only shared it with a few people. Strangely, her vision was nearly identical to mine.

I asked her why did Paige visit me? I wasn’t a family friend and knew nothing about her family or disappearance. She said Paige came to me because she knew I would speak up for her and not care if anyone believed me. Jane was correct. I chose to speak up for this young woman because her family deserves justice.

This past September, I attended a vigil for Paige in Covington, Kentucky. I met with Donna Johnson, Brittany, family friends, other relatives, and Paige’s daughter. They are amazing people. The death of Paige has brought them even closer as a family. I was honored to meet them. I will definitely pray for them and hope this trial can bring them some closure.

Marc is a longtime resident of Clermont County and an avid reader. Contact him through his website at www.themarcabe.com or through Facebook: www.Facebook.com/themarcabe or his Twitter account @themarcabe. Marc also has a podcast called Catch my Killer where he interviews family members seeking justice for their murdered loved ones. You can listen at www.catchmykiller.com.