Kenny Bruno was arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of John Davis in the summer of 2001. It is a classic story of jealousy turned into murder.
Kenny Burno’s jealousy allegedly led to a murder in 2001. He devised a plan to kill every man he saw as a romantic rival and forced the help of his girlfriend.
Two of the five men on Kenny’s alleged hit list were fatally shot. His girlfriend, Vernell Jones, was arrested and the alleged plot.
Snapped: Vernell Jones and Kenny Burno Singer Philadelphia Now.
Authorities charged Kenny Burno with first-degree murder in 2001, alleging that he plotted the murder and forced his girlfriend to participate.
Burno was 32 years when arrested in 2001. He was held without bail at his Philadelphia home.
Vernell Jones of the 3400 block of Haverford Avenue was also arrested late Sunday night at a friend’s home near the Cheltenham border.
Jones was charged with first- and third-degree murder and weapon possession on Monday morning. She was held in Montgomery County jail without bail.
According to Ferman, John I. Davis Jr., 36, was a supervisor at David’s Bridal Warehouse in the 400 block of East North Lane.
He was shot three times: in the back of the head, back, and on the left side. Davis’ body was discovered in the warehouse parking lot, seated in the driver’s seat of his Nissan van.
John Davis Murder Case Explored
John Davis was shot three times, and his body was discovered in the warehouse parking lot in 2001.
After comparing a bullet she allegedly fired at an ex-lover in Philadelphia in October to the shots recovered from Davis’ body, detectives linked Jones to Davis’ shooting death.
Jones allegedly shot Philadelphia Firefighter Ronald Humphrey in the arm on Oct. 5 in a park near 33rd and Susquehanna streets after performing a sex act on him in his car.
Vernell is facing charges in connection with that incident. Authorities painted similar pictures of what happened before Davis and Humphrey were shot.
Jones had a brief relationship with Davis and Humphrey that ended several months before they were shot due to a confrontation with Jones’ current