When Kenneth “Kenny” Floyd was found dead inside his apartment in Aurora, Colorado, in 1995, detectives found a clue they hoped would lead right to his killer — a trail of their suspect’s blood leading from Kenny’s door to the front of his building. That blood evidence allowed investigators to develop a DNA profile that they traced to one particular island in the Caribbean, bringing them closer than ever to finding answers for Kenny’s close-knit family. But a series of volcanic eruptions on the island destroyed the very records investigators needed to ID Kenny’s killer. Still, the genealogist working on Kenny’s case is hopeful that if more people with ancestry from that island, or the East Coast of the United States, upload their DNA profiles to GEDMatch and select the option to opt-in for law enforcement, she’ll be able to fill in the rest of the suspect’s family tree….and if she can do that, investigators might be able to finally close this case.
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Photo courtesy of Kenny’s niece, LaFondra Johnson.
Episode Info
If you have any information on the murder of Kenny Floyd, please contact Aurora Police Department Cold Case Detective Jason McDonald at 303-739-6013 or jamcdona@auroragov.org. You can also submit an anonymous tip to the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers by calling 720-913-7867.
If you have any family from the island of Montserrat or the East Coast of the United States, please consider uploading your DNA profile to GEDMatch and selecting the option to opt-in for law enforcement. If anyone you know might have ancestry connected to that island or the eastern U.S., please tell them about Kenny’s case and encourage them to upload their DNA and opt-in as well.
Kenneth “Kenny” Floyd was 32-years-old when he was killed inside his apartment in Aurora, Colorado. Photo courtesy of Kenny’s niece, LaFondra Johnson.
Kenny Floyd’s close-knit family in Colorado still hopes that some day they will have answers about who killed Kenny in 1995. Photo courtesy of Kenny’s niece, LaFondra Johnson.
Kenny Floyd’s landlord found the 32-year-old dead inside his apartment, unit 303, in Aurora, Colorado, in March 1995. Photo courtesy of Aurora Police Department Cold Case Detective Jason McDonald.
Investigators followed a trail of blood drops from Kenny Floyd’s apartment door to the front of the building, pictured here with yellow markers. Detectives believe whoever killed Kenny was bleeding and left behind the trail. They’ve been able to obtain a DNA profile from the blood evidence that detectives and genealogists hope will lead them to their suspect’s identity. Photo courtesy of Aurora Police Department Cold Case Detective Jason McDonald.
Yellow evidence markers show where investigators found drops of blood in the hall outside Kenny Floyd’s apartment after his murder in 1995. Investigators have developed a DNA profile from that blood evidence that they hope will help them ID Kenny’s killer. Photo courtesy of Aurora Police Department Cold Case Detective Jason McDonald.
Investigators responded to Kenny Floyd’s apartment in Aurora, CO in March, 1995, after Kenny’s landlord found him dead inside unit 303. Kenny was set to move out that day. Photo courtesy of Aurora Police Department Cold Case Detective Jason McDonald.
Episode Source Material
Original reporting by Taylor Hartz
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