OH - Pike Co, 8 in Rhoden Family Murdered Over Custody Issue, 4 Members Wagner Family Arrested #71

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The people who discovered the bodies of the Rhoden family members:


  • Bobby Jo Manley: The sister of victim, Dana Manley Rhoden. She found the first four victims and called 911 to report the crimes. She is likely one of the first people who will testify in the case. She recounted what she found in two interviews with me in 2016.
  • Emma and Billy Morgan: Wife and husband, the Morgans were with Bobby Jo Manley when she drove from her home to Chris Rhoden, Sr.'s trailer around 8 a.m. on April 22, 2016.
  • James Manley: The brother of Bobby Jo and Dana Rhoden. Manley went to Dana's trailer to check on them after Bobby Jo called her father to tell him about her family members' death. James Manley went to his sister's trailer that morning. Officials have said Jake Wagner, one of those charged, text with Manley in the early morning hours of the killings.
  • April Manley: James Manley's wife.
  • Donald Stone: The cousin to the Rhoden family, he is the man who went to check on Kenneth Rhoden and found him dead with one gunshot to the eye.
And wasn't JM's son with him and LR was with DS when he found his Dad.
 
Bobby was one of them. I remember coming across these different forums etc, not here, that would blame her for the deaths and say that within the 911 phone call, you could hear someone telling her what to say in the background etc and i was like - wtf - these people are nuts

Yes, people posted terrible things about BJM and the 911 call. At the beginning of these Rhoden Murder threads, there are dozens of comments that moderators had to delete because of people making accusations against her. Crazy stuff they thought she was saying other people, just nuts.

As for timelines of murders revealed yesterday, here's a bit of what I wrote down:

Chris Sr. and Gary Rhoden were killed first
Jake shot Chris through the door from the outside, hit him in the arm. He and Gary were inside with Billy who used a ruse to get in. Billy then shot them both and killed them. There was probably some struggle. Jake and George came inside and dragged Chris & Gary through the kitchen and into a back bedroom, covered them
Went next door to Frankie's but couldn't get in
Went to Kenneth's but didn't go in
Went back to Frankies, where Jake climbed in a bedroom window and unlocked the back door
Killed Frankie & Hannah Gilley
Went back to Kenneths
Billy shot Kenneth, then they all took down security cameras, etc.
Went to Dana's
Jake killed Chris Jr first. His bedroom was to the right of the front door
Shot Dana next - she was in bed, texting on phone
Shot Hanna May - she was in the farthest bedroom - in the addition built onto the trailer
Heard Dana making a noise, so they went back and shot her more
 
And wasn't JM's son with him and LR was with DS when he found his Dad.

Yes. Last night when listening it was also said that once JM knew Chris and Dana were dead, he went back and got his wife April to come back to Dana's with him. The two of them flagged down the second patrol car that came down UHR. The first was already at Chris's. I also think James went with Leonard to Chris/Frankie's at first, then went to Dana's to tell her that they were dead. Initial reporting didn't mention that, but details were scarce in the early part of the investigation.

ETA: AC also said it was the friend of BJ Manley, Billy Morgan, who drove back to Len Manleys to alert him about the murders at Chris & Frankies as BJ stayed waiting for police

After Pike County officer stopped at Dana's he went in. I think they flagged EMS, too. Someone went in and got K, the baby. April Manley held K while the paramedics took care of her.
 
Yes, people posted terrible things about BJM and the 911 call. At the beginning of these Rhoden Murder threads, there are dozens of comments that moderators had to delete because of people making accusations against her. Crazy stuff they thought she was saying other people, just nuts.

As for timelines of murders revealed yesterday, here's a bit of what I wrote down:

Chris Sr. and Gary Rhoden were killed first
Jake shot Chris through the door from the outside, hit him in the arm. He and Gary were inside with Billy who used a ruse to get in. Billy then shot them both and killed them. There was probably some struggle. Jake and George came inside and dragged Chris & Gary through the kitchen and into a back bedroom, covered them
Went next door to Frankie's but couldn't get in
Went to Kenneth's but didn't go in
Went back to Frankies, where Jake climbed in a bedroom window and unlocked the back door
Killed Frankie & Hannah Gilley
Went back to Kenneths
Billy shot Kenneth, then they all took down security cameras, etc.
Went to Dana's
Jake killed Chris Jr first. His bedroom was to the right of the front door
Shot Dana next - she was in bed, texting on phone
Shot Hanna May - she was in the farthest bedroom - in the addition built onto the trailer
Heard Dana making a noise, so they went back and shot her more
One correction...Jake walked over to FR's while BW and GWIV dragged CRSR and GR into the bedroom.
 
Also DR was shot first, then HR, then JW went back to DR because she was making noises, not dead yet and then he went into CRJR's room
Didn't DR get shot under the chin, as well? Not correcting you, just that the more you hear about this, the more you shake your head and try to figure out if his lawyer needs a psychological evaluation for having even a fleeting moment of his client being believed.
 
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Didn't DR get shot under the chin, as well? Not correcting you.

Yes. I'll have to go back, but as I was listening to AC last night, she mentioned Chris Jr was shot first because his bedroom was closest to front door. Will have to double check.

Interesting that Jake went next door to Frankie's while Billy and George dragged Chris and Gary back to bedroom. There was also no mention of them taking down Chris's security cameras, but they must have done that, too.
 
One other thing we should take into consideration. Some of these witnesses were eviscerated by LEO, social media and other news outlwts from the jump.. it was like a flock of vultures came in and picked every word apart and disected everything. Early on the were under the gun. I dont blame them now to shut it down

The one part of opting out I'm ok with, BJM gets to choose.

Hard to put worms back in a can, opting out is probably the wave of the future.
 
I can't imagine how difficult it is for someone like BJM to testify in court with GW right there and then to add video cameras and I can understand not being recorded. IF that helped her get through her testimony then I am okay with that. She is a victim and what she saw was horrific. :( I am okay with getting the tweets or later reading court transcripts. Now LEO, experts, and Jake and Angela.. they should be required to at least have audio.
 
Yes. I'll have to go back, but as I was listening to AC last night, she mentioned Chris Jr was shot first because his bedroom was closest to front door. Will have to double check.

Interesting that Jake went next door to Frankie's while Billy and George dragged Chris and Gary back to bedroom. There was also no mention of them taking down Chris's security cameras, but they must have done that, too.
I believe when Jake went next door he found the doors locked. This is where it was mentioned that the 3 year old had been getting out or could open doors and recently locked had been installed so he couldn't do that. Gosh it makes things all the more real when we hear things like this. Such a normal real life thing to install something to keep your toddlers safe once they are mobile and learning to explore. Then when he found the doors locked he went back to CRsr's and they decided to come back later to Frankies.
 
Yes. I'll have to go back, but as I was listening to AC last night, she mentioned Chris Jr was shot first because his bedroom was closest to front door. Will have to double check.

Interesting that Jake went next door to Frankie's while Billy and George dragged Chris and Gary back to bedroom. There was also no mention of them taking down Chris's security cameras, but they must have done that, too.

Thought I heard AC say... Billy? ..stood near Cjr's room in case he got up. JW went to Cjr's room after shooting DR and HR, shot Cjr "while he slept", then went back to DR. Shoe prints found just outside Cjr's room where the lookout stood.

There was some back and forth but JW told them it was over quick.
 
They're back live. Called Billy Morgan, then it went quiet again.

I suppose they just finished with BJM's testimony.
All IMO-there was a break before Billy Morgan was called. He will probably be the last witness before lunch break. Probably 1st witness after that break will be his wife Emma and she will opt out as well. Any other Manley testifying today, we can also expect to opt out (I'm really hoping not though). We might hear from LE today if they can get through testimony of those who discovered CRSr. and GR and DR and family.
 
Thought I heard AC say... Billy? ..stood near Cjr's room in case he got up. JW went to Cjr's room after shooting DR and HR, shot Cjr "while he slept", then went back to DR. Shoe prints found just outside Cjr's room where the lookout stood.

There was some back and forth but JW told them it was over quick.
She said GWIV stood guard outside CRJR's room too, That's where whatever size shoe he was wearing left some kind of print...IIRC
 
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