Who was Ken Juedes? | The US Sun
Michael Hansen
Published Aug 23, 2026
PANIC ensued when a wife fled her family's property to alert the authorities about the horror she stumbled upon.
As police responded to a 911 call made by Cindy Schultz-Juedes, they found her husband Ken Juedes dead and covered in his own blood.
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Who was Ken Juedes?
Born on March 20, 1948, Ken Juedes was a 58-year-old pharmacist and father-of-three from Rothschild, Wisconsin.
In the 1970s, he purchased the Dill Creek Farm and resided there with his family until his final days.
Ken was also a horse tamer, photographer, and motorsport enthusiast.
Through his recreational motocross hobby, he became part owner of Monster Hall Raceway in Unity, Wisconsin.
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Those who mourned the pharmacist recalled how he and his horses would entertain crowds at his county's local fairs and parades.
His loved ones remember him for his cooking, building, and welding skills.
He is survived by his three daughters Jennifer, Sara, and Rebecca.
What happened to Ken?
On August 30, 2006, police found Ken dead in his bed next to a piece of paper with the word "b***h" and a knife through it at his Dill Creek Farm property.
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When law enforcement came across his body, investigators concluded that he suffered two shotgun wounds that resulted in his tragic death.
The late victim sustained wounds from his .20 shotgun to his chest and another injury to his back.
Local investigators questioned the man's wife Cindy Schultz-Juedes and she accused five different people of her husband's murder.
Cindy went even as far as to accuse The Munsters actor Butch Patrick of killing Ken.
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Cindy cited her and Ken's $300,000 lawsuit against Butch and the other individuals mentioned in the filing as the motive for Butch and the other four people she named conspiring to murder her husband.
When questioned, The Munsters alum recalled meeting Cindy and the late Ken at Monster Hall Raceway in 2006, the same year the lawsuit was filed and that Ken died.
However, Cindy's claims were ruled out by police after their investigation revealed Butch was not in the vicinity the Wednesday that Ken's tragedy took place.
According to crime lab witnesses, there was no evidence of Patrick or the four other men inside the Juedes' home, or on pieces of paper and a knife left at the scene that had DNA evidence on them.
On November 27, 2019, Cindy was arrested in relation to Ken's homicide.
On June 8, 2022, she was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and obstructing an officer.
Although she was convicted of the crime and sentenced to life in prison, Cindy maintains her innocence in her husband's death.
The late Ken's homicide case at the hands of his own wife is retold in an episode of Dateline NBC.
How can I watch Ken's episode of Dateline?
Ken's demise and homicide investigation are revisited in a broadcast of Dateline titled The Trouble at Dill Creek Farm.
On November 11, 2022, viewers can tune in as people close to the case give their accounts of what really happened to anchor Andrea Canning.
That Friday at 9pm EST, The Trouble at Dill Creek Farm is scheduled to be broadcasted on the above-mentioned network.
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For those that miss the special's initial Friday night airing, there are streaming options available.
Audiences that miss the initial airing can check out Ken's episode through Hulu or Peacock.
