“Black Widow” Hit List: The Calculated Murder of John Davis

Murder Files Unsealed · May 26, 2026 · 35m · transcript

This episode recounts the premeditated murder of John Davis, a warehouse manager killed in 2001 as part of a deadly loyalty test. The crime was orchestrated by Kenneth Burno and Vernell Jones, a couple who maintained a handwritten hit list of men they perceived as romantic rivals. Investigators linked the killing to the duo through ballistic evidence from a previous shooting and a suspicious voicemail left for the victim. While Burno was sentenced to life in prison for his role as the mastermind, Jones received a shorter sentence after testifying about their toxic and controlling…