Mother of Los Angeles 'Solar Eclipse killer' who murdered Air Force veteran husband and baby before killing herself reveals the 'legions of demons' that led to slaughter

The mother of the Los Angeles woman who killed her husband and baby before killing herself in a 100mph head-on-crash has said her daughter fought 'legions of demons'.

Danielle Johnson, 34, murdered her Air Force veteran partner Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, and their eight-month-old baby at their apartment in Woodland Hills, California on April 8. 

She fled the scene with her two daughters and pushed both of them out of the car on the 405 Freeway. The infant was hit and killed by another vehicle but her nine-year-old sister made it to the side of the road and called for help. 

Her mother Sharonda Cole says she was struggling with mental health issues, 'low-vibrational energy' and postpartum depression.

Johnson made a series of unhinged posts on social media where she talked about an imminent apocalypse and the solar eclipse bringing the 'ultimate spiritual warfare'.

The mother of Danielle Johnson (pictured) who killed her husband and baby before killing herself in a 100mph head-on-crash has said her daughter fought 'legions of demons'

The 34-year-old mother murdered her Air Force veteran partner Jaelen Allen Chaney, 29, (pictured) and their eight-month-old baby at their apartment in Woodland Hills, California on April 8

Police found the body of Johnson  15 miles away from the family home. She had crashed into a tree and killed herself

Cole was told her daughter had died and she killed her partner and their baby.

'Then they told me about Jae — and that was the worst,' she told the Los Angeles Times. 'They told me she had murdered her boyfriend.'

'I lost it. My heart was pouring out.' 

Johnson touted herself as a 'reiki master teacher' trained in alternative healing. On her website, she claimed she had 'spiritual gifts' and came from a 'rich lineage of Indigenous Shaman and Medicine Women.'

She was considered a popular 'star seller' on Etsy and sold various audio series that focused on cleansing auras and healing energies based on astrological signs.

Essence.com even lauded Johnson as one of the top Black astrologers to follow and called her commentary 'spot-on, funny and relatable.'

Johnson had a sizable social media presence with 100,000 people following her astrological advice and purchasing items for her 'candle magic' rituals.

But her mother said she was fighting 'legions of demons' and struggling with mental health issues. 

Cole tried to Johnson to seek help and thought she should see her own reiki healer or talk with a therapist. 

'Nobody knew what was happening because she was so good at seeming like she was good,' she said. 'But she was not good for a while.' 

Johnson shared a number of alarming posts on her social media page just days before the killings. 

Posting on her X profile page, she said: 'Wake up, wake up. The apocalypse is here. Everyone who has ears listen. Your time to choose what you believe is now.

'If you believe a new world is possible for the people retweet now. There is power in choice. There is power in choice!!!!'

Another post added: 'This eclipse is the epitome of spiritual warfare. Get your protection on and your heart in the right place.

'The world is very obviously changing right now and if you ever needed to pick a side, the time to do right in your life is now. Stay strong you got this.'

Cole was 17 when she gave birth to Johnson and the pair lived with her aunt and uncle. 

By 17, Johnson was in high school and living and her mother was struggling with drug addiction at the time. 

Her mother Sharonda Cole says she was struggling with mental health issues, 'low-vibrational energy' and postpartum depression  

Chaney, pictured here with his mother Juanita, joined the Air Force when he was 22

Danielle Johnson's social media posts grew more alarming days before the solar eclipse 

Cole worked to stay sober but said she struggled to repair the relationship with her daughter before Johnson started to do reiki work.

'She started working with me, trying to help me heal not just the wounds between her and I, but my wounds from my childhood,' she said. 

Johnson used to tell her mother about how hard her life was and the postpartum depression she struggled with in 2015. 

'She saw me as being the one who injured her. And her father, of course, not being around,' Cole said. 

Johnson shared a blog post about 'toxic nurturing' where she said this could happen to those not loved properly by their parents. 

She wrote: 'These children often grow up wanting to give others the love they never had. In turn, they rarely consider giving themselves that experience of love first.'

'I think she completely understood, however failed to diagnose and treat her own wounds,' her mother Cole said. 

'She thought she could ignore these very same behaviors, instead choosing to blame me, and then refused to allow forgiveness to take place so that she could ultimately release what was causing her pain.'    

Los Angeles Police Department officials provided more details as to how the tragedy unfolded.

Investigators said Chaney and Johnson were heard arguing at about 3.40am, and at some point, the fight turned deadly when the 34-year-old stabbed her partner.

Chaney was found in the family's apartment by a neighbor who saw blood 'pouring' under the door.

LAPD officials said the bloody knife Johnson used to stab Chaney was found at the home.

Outside their home, one neighbor told DailyMail.com that the couple kept to themselves and had everything delivered to their home

The family's apartment was in a ritzy condo building in Woodland Hills

Johnson then fled the apartment with her children before her car was spotted on the 405 Freeway where witnesses saw the infant and the nine-year-old pushed out of the vehicle, LAPD said.

Johnson then drove to Redondo Beach at speeds over 100 mph when she plowed her car head-on into a tree, killing herself.

Chaney's grieving brother, Matthew Chiricas, told DailyMail.com his sibling had 'embraced' the older child from Johnson's from a previous relationship as his own.

'I never seen him like kids, but I know he absolutely adored her.'

Chaney was described as caring and outgoing with a smile that lit up rooms and his friends said he was funny and popular. 

Cole said: 'He just wanted to love her. He wanted to love her the way she said she needed to be loved.'