Kenneth Jerome got up that summer morning in 2005 and said goodbye to his girlfriend and children

just like he did every day. He said about his usual chores on the farm, just like he always did,

and he expected to feed the cows like he had for years. But July 7th was not like every other day. Kenny's routine was pierced by a single

gunshot wound that stole him from the family, friends, and community who loved him fiercely.

Now 20 years later, no one has been charged with his murder. In this small Vermont town,

suspicion has run rampant for years, but suspicion alone has been done with his murder. In this small Vermont town, suspicion has run rampant for years,

but suspicion alone has yet to rise to the level of an arrest.

I'm Kylie Lowe,

and this is the case of Kenneth, Kenny, Jerome,

on Darkdown Down East.

As of this episode's original recording, no one has been arrested or charged with any crimes as it relates to the murder of Kenneth Jerome in 2005.

The names you're about to hear have long been

associated with the case in publicly available source material. All individuals are innocent until

proven otherwise in a court of law. The morning of July 7, 2005, started out like any other

for a 33-year-old Kenneth Jerome.

Kenny, as his friends called him, was a farmhand at Diamond Hill Custom Heifers Farm in Sheldon, Vermont.

According to reporting by Mully Walsh for the Burlington Free Press,

Kenny helped care for over 2,000 cows raised for other farmers,

and one of his primary duties included feeding the large herd.

Kenny's girlfriend, Jennifer, worked at the farm too.

I spoke to her on the phone as part of my reporting for this case,

and the audio quality is not the greatest,

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