The Murder of Trent DiGiuro Part 1

On July 14, 1994, University Kentucky football player Trent DiGiuro, was enjoying his birthday party at his home on Woodland Avenue in Lexington Kentucky, near the university.

As he and a few friends were winding down on the front porch, a loud bang shattered the warm peace of the summer evening.

Friends asked Trent what the sound was, and when he did not respond, they found him injured and unresponsive. After help was called and arrived, Trent was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead within 30 minutes of arriving at the hospital.

Part 1 of a 2-part series, offers then Sergeant Dan Gibbons, who was the sergeant of the Homicide Unit with the Lexington Police Department in 1994, describing the investigation from the supervisor’s perspective. Hear Dan reveal details that were never covered in the many national television shows and documentaries, as he walks listeners through a complex investigation, that took years to resolve.