In the quiet town of Kingston, Tennessee, the life of 47-year-old Robert Rosado III came to a sudden and violent end on March 15, 2019. Deputies from the Roane County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence on River Road following a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Mr. Rosado deceased in his own front yard, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound.
Initially, the woman who lived with him, Jenny Parton, claimed the shooting was a tragic accident. She told investigators that she had mistaken him for an intruder and fired a shotgun in what she described as a moment of fear and confusion. However, as the investigation progressed, inconsistencies in her account began to emerge, prompting a deeper look into the circumstances surrounding Rosado's death.
A preliminary autopsy revealed that Rosado had been killed by a gunshot at close proximity, a finding that cast significant doubt on the initial claim of an accidental shooting. Based on this evidence, the Roane County Medical Examiner officially ruled the death a homicide. Investigators soon came to believe that the shooting was not an accident, but an intentional act. Further inquiries suggested a troubled dynamic within the home, with authorities uncovering information that Rosado had been a victim of domestic violence, though he had never reported the abuse to law enforcement.
Four days after the shooting, on March 19, 2019, Jenny Parton was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Robert Rosado III. She was taken into custody and held on a $500,000 bond. The initial narrative of a tragic mistake had unraveled to reveal a story of suspected domestic violence culminating in a man's death at the hands of the woman he lived with.
