Shelbi Saylor says a day does not go by that she does not feel the loss of her mother, Rhonda Aebersold, in every part of her life.
Saylor says Aebersold loved the Meade County community, and her family needs that community’s help.
“Anyone who has heard anything or knows something and doesn’t say anything is protecting who’s responsible for this,” Saylor said. “Please come forward with your information, no matter how small. My mother’s life mattered, and I will never stop fighting for her.”
Meade County Sheriff Phillip Wimpee hosted a press conference at the Meade County Courthouse Friday to call more attention to Aebersold’s case. Aebersold was found dead in her home on Old Mill Road on June 5, 2023.
Detective Danny Knell is the lead investigator on the case, which he said is an ongoing homicide investigation.
“Every lead is fully investigated,” Knell said. “There is no lead, no small lead, that will go uninvestigated.”
Knell said leads have produced new persons of interest who are being investigated, and Wimpee said the sheriff’s office is waiting on testing to be completed on evidence that was sent to the Kentucky State Police forensic lab.
Wimpee said “this is going to be a solvable case.”
“One reason is: I’m not giving up on it,” Wimpee said. “I’m not just going to let dust grow on a case file. This is every day, every hour of every day, that we are taking care of this case.”
Saylor maintains the Facebook page Justice for Rhonda Aebersold, and said a $3,000 reward is available for new information on the case. If you have information, contact the Meade County Sheriff’s Office at 270-422-4937, the Kentucky State Police, or your local law enforcement agency.
