A Decade Without Justice: The Unsolved Murder of Jody Kilgore On October 6, 2014, Jody Kilgore was murdered just outside his home on Spring Court in Crawfordville, Florida. More than a decade has passed, but the person responsible for his death remains unidentified and his family remains heartbroken. Watch the video to hear from the family
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A Decade Without Justice: The Unsolved Murder of Jody Kilgore
On October 6, 2014, Jody Kilgore was murdered just outside his home on Spring Court in Crawfordville, Florida. More than a decade has passed, but the person responsible for his death remains unidentifiedand his family remains heartbroken.
I just wish there was something I could do before anything happens to me, said Jodys mother, Gladys Kilgore. I hope I can find out more stuff.
Not a day goes by that the Kilgore family doesnt think about Jody and the life he should still be living. When I visited them back in October for the anniversary of his death, they were honoring his memorystill hoping for the closure theyve never received.
It seems like its poked in a corner somewhere and nobodys doing any work on it, Gladys said. I beg them every time I go out there, please let me know something.
Gladys Kilgore describes her son as kind and gentlea man who enjoyed fishing and spent time with his mother regularly. I still beg and cry and hope that theyll soon find who or mostly why, she said. Because Jody was not a bad person.
Captain Brett Surace with the Wakulla County Sheriffs Office confirmed the case is still open and being actively investigated.
Theres been hundreds of man hours put into this, Surace said. Weve utilized a lot of technology, including labs from the state, from federal, and private labs, and hundreds of interviews. Its still an ongoing investigation, and were really looking for the publics help on this.
Jodys sister, Robin Stevens, believes someone in the community holds the key to solving this case.
The biggest thing is just knowing that it could be somebody we know, she said. It could be somebody that we see maybe on a daily basis or every now and thensomeone that has no heart whatsoever.
Even after 10 years, the pain of Jodys death is as raw as ever for his family.
Ill wake up in the middle of the night thinking Im going to see Jody tomorrow, Gladys said. Then I rememberJodys not here no more. Thats one thing that hurts me more than anything.
The Kilgore family says they wont stop searching for the truth.
If you have any information that could help investigators, please contact the Wakulla County Sheriffs Office.
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