TX - Kenneth Minton, Unknown, Kimble County, 30 November 1997

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Texas Rangers Cold Case Investigation Continues:

Details - Unsolved Homicide

Kenneth Minton

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REFERENCE NUMBER: 291 - Unsolved
COMPANY: E
RACE: White
SEX: Male
CITY: Junction
COUNTY: Kimble
RELATED YEAR: 1997

DETAILS:

On 11/30/1997, Kenneth Minton was discovered deceased from apparent gunshot wounds behind the Junction Restaurant in the northeast corner of IH-10 and US83.

Minton was a truck driver, believed to have been headed to Florida with a load.

It is believed the suspects attempted to conceal the crime but were unsuccessful.

Advancements in technology and forensic evidence are being utilized to further this investigation.

The Texas Rangers have not given up hope in solving the murder of Minton and are requesting the public's assistance with any information.

Please contact the Texas Rangers, Crime Stoppers, or Kimble County Sheriff's Department with any information.

 

[Jacqu777]

No photo in the case details. I think at the very least we should be able to get one off Ancestry.com if we can find a little more information on this guy.

 

[Jacqu777]

From 2010:

"On November 30, 1997, the body of a 38-year-old truck driver was found behind a fence at Junction Restaurant at U.S. 83 north and Interstate 10.

Kenneth Wayne Minton, a retired carnival worker, had been shot several times with a 12-gauge shotgun, Texas Ranger Dewayne Goll said. Somebody noticed the body while fixing the fence.

Mike Chapman, who now works in the 198th District Attorney’s Office in Kimble County, had been sheriff of that county for three years when the 1997 homicide occurred.

“He was driving (cross country) and stopped in Junction, and met up with his assailant,” Chapman said.

Now, more than a dozen years later, that unsolved killing will get new attention. Chapman said this month after consulting with the district attorney about the case, it will once again be picked up, reviewed and possibly prosecuted. Investigators have a suspect — one whom the previous district attorney wanted more evidence on."

Rural counties often turn to state in murder cases

On November 30, 1997, the body of a 38-year-old truck driver was found behind a fence at Junction Restaurant at U.S. 83 north and Interstate 10.Kenneth Wayne Minton, a retired carnival worker, had been shot several times with a 12-gauge shotgun, Texas Ranger Dewayne Goll said. Somebody noticed...

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