The Kenney family’s brutal massacre was done just for a pack of marijuana. One of the criminal involved in the case was executed while other is waiting for his parole.
Kenney family was a nice family murdered on March 30, 1992.
The victims include Clayton Kenney, Julianna Kenney, and Adrienne Arnot.
They were beaten and stabbed to death by a couple of thugs who were in search for cheap money and the expensive belongings.
The victims, Clayton, 83, was a retired businessman, his wife Julianna, 75, was a partially-paralyzed retired teacher, and Adrienne was their 44-year-old daughter who left her real-estate career in Houston to care for her mom.
The Kenney Family Massacre
Kenney family’s gruesome massacre was one of the most talked-about happenings in early-90s.
The Kerrville, Texas saw brutal triple murder on March 30, 1992, when the family was having their dinner.
The paralyzed Julianna witnessed the death of her husband and daughter right beside her before being laid by the criminals. Her throat was cut off and her head was smacked heavily.
After the incident took place, investigators had collected the evidence of automobile marks, gloves, silver spoon, and a yard-long thick cedar stick.
Although the police officers had evidence, they could not find the suspect which led the case to be cold for several months.
The officers ran several investigations to multiple suspects, one of them being the victim’s own son from Georgia. He was not proved to be a murderer of his parents as he was out of the state during crime.
Another suspect was the ex-boyfriend of Adrienne. However, the police could not find enough evidence against him as well which allowed them to look further eventually finding the criminals.
Who Are The Murderers Of Clayton Kenney And Adrienne Arnot?
James John Steiner and Samuel Clark Gallamore were proved as the murderers of Clayton Kenney, Julianna Kenney, and Adrienne Arnot.
Steiner was an employee at a nursing home where Julianna was kept as a patient. He was also hired to be her caretaker one year before the murder.
Further, he had revealed one of his work colleagues about the Kenney Family murder.
Gallamore was a construction worker from Kerrville and he was sharing the living space with Steiner at that time. Both of them were substance users.
Gallamore had a criminal history so his fingerprints were already on the police records. The prints on the cedar club matched his left index finger which allowed police to arrest him.
After the investigation, the criminals were revealed to have killed the Kenney family for money to use substance. The criminal duo left the murder scene with $25.
They were arrested on July, 1993.
Where Are The Criminals Now?
Jason James Steiner is serving his time in prison as he was sentenced in prison for life. He will be eligible for parole in 2029.
Samuel Clark Gallamore was sentenced to death on January 14, 2003. He was executed by lethal injection at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville.
Gallamore, 31 at the time of his death had apologized for the murder of Kenney family on a handwritten note.