Who killed the Rhoden family?
On April 22 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were shot to death in their homes. Sparing only the very young children, who would be unable to identify the killer or killers. But who would want to destroy this hard-working, salt of the earth family? And why?
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Source material for the case
8 relatives shot in head in Ohio as 3 children survive; killer thought to be loose
Shooter or shooters likely at large after Ohio massacre, investigators say
‘We still don’t want to believe it’
911 call in Ohio: ‘There’s blood all over the house’
Jake Wagner pleads guilty in Pike County massacre
Hamilton County Coroner’s Office – Post-Mortem Examination
Piketon Massacre: Motive Undetermined, Despite Discovery of Marijuana ‘Grow Operations’
‘A man can’t bear it,’ relative of Pike County victims says
Marijuana ‘grow operations’ found at Ohio slaying sites
Ohio Revised Code – Medical Marijuana
What You Should Know About Ohio Drug Possession Laws
Pike County: ‘I was not leaving those babies in there’
Rhoden Family Massacre: With no answers, family marks time
Rhoden massacre: Autopsy reveals gruesome details in slayings of 8 family members
Rhoden family autopsy reports show 8 killings were methodical and vicious
Pike County shooting victims: A closer look at the 8 who died
Who Are The Families In The Rhoden Family Murder Case In Piketon, Ohio?
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty in 2016 Killings of 8 in Same Family
Ohio man accused in killings of his ex and 7 of her family members: “I am guilty, your honor”
Man pleads guilty in fatal shootings of 8 from Ohio family
Jake Wagner pleads guilty in Pike County massacre
‘Nobody expected this:’ Why a legal expert is shocked by Jake Wagner’s plea deal
‘They’d have to kill me:’ Evidence reveals motive in Rhoden massacre
Rhoden family murders: Trial date set for older Wagner brother
Chris Rhoden Sr.
Dana Manley Rhoden
Frankie Rhoden
Hannah Gilley
Hanna May Rhoden
Chris Rhoden Jr.
Gary Rhoden
Kenneth Rhoden
Rhoden family tree
The Wagners