When a beloved cook and aspiring organic farmer was murdered at work,

it left everyone who knew him devastated and shocked.

The investigation zeroed in on a suspect and the case went all the way to trial,

but questions still remain more than 20 years later.

No matter what you believe after hearing the facts of the case, the truth is that a killer is still walking free.

I'm Kylie Lowe, and this is the case of Declan Lions on on Dark Down East.

It was around two in the afternoon on Friday, April 12, 2002, and 24-year-old Declan Lyons was outside in the courtyard of the Leroux Farm County Inn in Watesfield, Vermont.

The historic farm and its sprawling green acreage set against a backdrop of mountains on the banks of the Mad River was home to the very first American Flatbread Company. It's a place still known

today for their wood-fired pizza prepared in a large domed oven inside the restaurant.

Declan was right at home, working for American Flatbread. He and his fiancée had spent some

time together in Vermont and decided to move back after college in Wisconsin to study organic

farming. They hoped to someday start an organic farm of their own, but until then,

Declan primarily worked at American Flatbreads factory and occasionally filled in at the restaurant.

On Fridays, he made sauce. Declan was known as the sauce boss. According to Brent Hollenbeck's

reporting for the Burlington Free Press, Declan prepared the

sauce for the restaurant over an open flame in the courtyard, known as the medicine wheel by

employees. He stirred and seasoned the ingredients inside a large cauldron until they reached perfection,

with flavor enhanced by the fire below. No matter the weather, if it was a

Friday, Declan was outside at his post. He wasn't one to complain even when Vermont

dished out some particularly challenging temps and precipitation. On the days the weather was nice,

Declan soaked it in and spoke his gratitude for the opportunity

to cook in the sunshine. That's where Declan was when his co-workers inside the restaurant

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